INTRODUCING...

A time-tested way to POSITION your existing assets so you GROW your investment wealth in a fashion that is tailor-made for YOU, the individual investor.

I’m John Bajkowski, president of the American Association of Individual Investors, and today I want to share with you a simple but effective formula that nearly DOUBLED the gains of the average investor over the past decade. Incredibly, it’s delivered almost $18,000 for every $10,000 your friends and neighbors have earned. 

I truly believe having FREE access to this easy-to-follow real-dollar, real-world approach that has beaten the market by nearly 2-to-1 is your best way to secure the retirement of your dreams.

Before I share this proven wealth-building direction with you, there’s something I think you need to know ...

As president of AAII, America’s largest and most influential nonprofit society for independent investors, I have an urgent warning for you and your family —

Each and every day I talk to the financial press, average investors, personal finance authors and academics ... Yet, day in and day out, I see many of us continue to walk a dangerous tightrope — investing without a plan or a safety net!

I find it shocking that from the most accomplished to the beginner, there is a commonality of everyone putting “Lifetime Money” at risk without having a proven investment approach at their side!

Each new day brings us closer to the end of this Bull Market. Remember, we just celebrated its 10th birthday. Over 3,650 days of generally positive returns. But it cannot last forever ... market corrections are the norm.

However, AAII Members are not concerned.

They know markets always have ups and downs. That’s expected. But it’s their long-term game plan that sets them apart. And it starts with choosing to invest in the right kinds of stocks.

Here’s a revealing chart ...

Remember the “bad old days” of the 2008 Financial Crisis?
No one knew how long it would take for the market to recover.
But it did. It recovered its losses — and more. And all the while, those investing the “AAII WAY” saw a FASTER and FAR MORE ROBUST recovery ...

See the blue AAII performance line above?
It shows how quickly our AAII Shadow Stock Portfolio made up lost ground — and went on to achieve brand new highs.

Consider this ... Had you been an AAII Member and followed our approach, you could have participated firsthand and saw an increase in your investment portfolio of 3,927% since 1993!

Over the past 25 years, our proprietary members-only portfolio has performed:

These are actual returns from our real-money members-only model portfolio compared to that of the overall market.

The total percent return is truly impressive BUT it is what the returns can show in dollars that motivates me as well as the vast majority of our followers ...

A $100,000 initial investment in the overall market 25 years ago would have grown into a tidy sum of $971,338. Not bad!

But had you been following the AAII strategy, you would now be sitting on a staggering $4,027,116 — that’s more than $3 Million in extra return!

What is the secret behind our stellar sucess?

You see, the select small-cap companies found in our members-only Shadow Stock Portfolio are the hallmark of what we call investing the “AAII Way.” And investing in these kinds of stocks has proven to be how fortunes are made. In “good times” small-cap stocks can achieve stellar gains. And as important, in “bad times” these under-the-radar small-cap gems have a tendency to bounce back far faster than their large-cap cousins. Historical research and the actual real-money AAII Model Shadow Stock portfolio bear this out time and time again.

The small-cap effect is one important lesson you need to know about smart investing and wealth accumulation. But it’s not the only one ...

Here’s something you’ll WISH you knew five years from now ...

People generally look at risk the wrong way. They fear losing money over the next year or two — when the real risk is not having enough money for retirement!

Fact is, only from tapping into the proven advantages of intelligent long-term investing are you likely to have enough money for a comfortable retirement. The kind you expect and deserve.

Here at AAII we held strong during the 2008 Financial Crisis (and all other corrections) because we know long-term investing works!
AAII teaches our members practical and valuable investing insights that make a difference in your wealth.

AAII members know that when there is an eventual market correction, it generally is just a short wait to get whole again.

Since 1871, market downturns have recovered as follows:

Collectively, since 1871 the time it takes for the market to recover (top to trough to top again) is a mere 7.9 months!

Unfortunately, most individual investors watch daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly market moves like their life depends on it.

So simply think about the data above the next time you fear we are at a top. Also remember that, unless you have a crystal ball, you will likely never accurately know when we are at a top or a bottom. Therefore, just simply realize that long-term investing works and that if you’re willing, AAII will have your back while sharing quality investment ideas, tools and direction.

With AAII Membership at your side, you’ll learn how to develop an investment strategy that is tailor-made for your specific individual needs.

You’ll discover with AAII,

With a $1 trial AAII membership you’ll sleep well at night knowing you have free access to a proven approach, the AAII Model Shadow Stock portfolio. Plus — The ability to review the hefty resources of the American Association of Individual Investors in the comfort of your own home.

But taking decisive and immediate action is critical to get ...

The steps I am going to outline in the remainder of this bulletin will enable you to build a solid, trusted, long-term portfolio that will serve you well for years to come.

Regardless of what the market throws at you, you’ll learn:

	How to make risk work to your advantage ...
	How to go in the exact opposite direction when the bull market finally ends — by building your wealth instead of losing it ...
	Plus you’ll discover a way out that could easily put a $3 million BUFFER in your pocket for retirement.

Sound too good to be true? It’s not!

Over the next few minutes, I will teach you how to build wealth with what I know are the two of the best, most lucrative investments available to today’s individual investor:

I will show you exactly how you need to think about investment risk so you can protect yourself from erratic and irrational behavior that strips most investors from reaching their potential. Plus you’ll learn more about small-cap stock investing. A class of investments that are tailor-made for you — even when the market dips.

But first ...

I chose to send you this email today because I suspect your portfolio may be at risk. It takes less than 30 seconds to determine whether or not membership in AAII is an ideal addition to your investment arsenal:

How’d you score? Did you answer ‘Yes’ to 2 or more questions?
Then you’re qualified to take this logical (and potentially lucrative) next step.

Today, I see greater need for sound investment advice than ever before.
Normally sane investors are completely confused ... Daily headlines lurch between despair to unfounded hope ...

The big money is in one day, and out the next ...

Investors see value where there is none ... They are fearless, unafraid of risk ... until their assets get a sudden 10%–20% “smack down,” and they run for the hills.

Now with a crazy amount of U.S. political unrest and hints of more global challenges, things seem riskier than ever in this late-stage Bull Market.

Here’s something I’ll bet you never thought you’d hear ...

Another AAII Lesson —

YOU MAY NEVER WANT TO INVEST IN AN OVERPRICED S&P 500 STOCK AGAIN.

Yes, you can still own stocks and mutual funds, but only on YOUR terms. More often than not, that doesn’t mean buying shares of bloated mega-cap companies who’ve already had their moment of glory.

Don’t get me wrong. When I say you need to seek a safe harbor from the storm, that doesn’t mean you should jump into yesterday’s boring investment vehicles like CDs, annuities or a savings account at your local bank. That’s no way to go in a low interest rate world.

Being safe today means buying SMART. And banking profitable gains in the process. Let me show you what I mean ...

For 40 years, AAII has been serving America as a 100% independent nonprofit association for the advancement of the individual investor.

More than 2,000,000 AAII members have used the “AAII Way” to capture long-term wealth. We cut through the day-to-day noise and tell you what you really need to know in order to achieve long-term investing success.

Amid all of today’s crazy investment volatility, thousands of AAII Members are resting easy by putting their family’s wealth behind the AAII shield of long-term investing success and education. They’re well on their way to becoming $750,000 ... $1,250,000 ... even $3 MILLION RICHER in their golden years.

Our members receive an ongoing stream of ideas and information from our monthly AAII Journal, our 50+ guru stock screening strategies, our market-beating portfolio, our fund guides and more.

How are we doing? Glad you asked!

Our Shadow Stock Portfolio, for example, has returned an impressive 299.4% total return over the past 10 years (as of 6/30/2018). Through rising markets ... falling markets ... and sideways markets.

That compares to a total 165% total return for the S&P 500 index.

Almost a 2-to-1 difference over the past decade!

Think of it this way. If you had plowed $50,000 into our Shadow Stock Portfolio a decade ago, you would have an IMPRESSIVE $149,700 today.

If you had $100,000 invested, you would have $299,400 now!

And if you had $250,000 invested, your initial investment would have almost tripled to $748,500, a sum that can and does open up a lot of retirement opportunities.

The secret to our success is a 4-step system that puts you on the surest, safest path to building real and lasting long-term wealth ...

It’s time for you to discover these tried and true investment nuggets:

The sad truth is that what is good for Wall Street brokers and hedge funds is NOT what is best for you!

Sure, giant mega-cap companies tend to grab the headlines on CNBC and Fox Business, but there is somewhere else you should be looking to gain profitable ideas.

The “AAII Way” specializes in identifying overlooked small- and mid-cap stocks, plus a handful of premium-quality mutual funds you may not know about.

Long-term investing works BETTER the AAII way.

Just look at what would have happened if you put $1,000 in the S&P 500 way back in 1940 ...

Your $1,000 would have grown into $3.7 million today.

Impressive, until you realize that same $1,000 invested in small-cap stocks instead would have morphed into a $35.2 MILLION TREASURE CHEST!

That’s almost 10 times the payday from making one simple change to your investment approach.

The “AAII WAY”

Not only do the stocks and mutual funds that we cover have a history of trouncing the S&P 500 ... they’ve outperformed while serving as educational examples that teach our members about how to successfully use investment risk to their long-term advantage.

For four decades, we’ve shown AAII subscribers how to exploit this “buy small” approach to capture big winners again and again. Often by investing when things look not only upbeat, but dour as well.

That’s the heart of AAII ...

We show conservative investors how to create successful long-term portfolios that bank monstrous profits.

We’ve often been called “contrarian,” but I prefer to think of our Buy Small approach as “smart” and “opportunistic.”

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At AAII, we believe “risk” can be a good thing — if managed wisely. For some members, an investment with a 10% return and low risk may make better sense than one with twice the return with moderate risk.

For others, the reverse may be true.

It all depends on how each new stock you add to your portfolio correlates with everything else.

The key is managing the risk of your “basket” as a whole, rather than getting overly nervous about the risk profile of any one particular stock.

Month in and month out, AAII members get all the tools and education they need to effectively manage this balancing act on their own.

Our members know that common “asset allocation rules” can be too simplistic ...

They don’t take into account how much money you’ve already saved ... your attitude toward risk ... when you want to retire ... or how fast you need your investments to grow to meet your goals.

Here’s another crucial point ...

At AAII, we regularly demonstrate that it’s not simply HOW you allocate your asset that counts ... it’s WHAT you choose to invest in that ultimately decides success or failure.

For example, our Model Portfolio (FREE to all new AAII members) boasts a phenomenal 299.4% total return over the last 10 years. 1,300.5% over the past 20 years. And 3,927.1% from its inception 25 years ago. Following the guidance of this portfolio alone can drastically ramp up your net worth.

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While the indexing boom has benefited many investors over the past decade, it hides a scarier reality!

The fact is most large funds invest in the same Large-Cap and Blue Chip stocks that 95% of Americans chase. So with these types of funds you inadvertently purchase companies that may be overpriced and concentrated into just a few industries.

Less return ... for more risk ... that’s exactly what many mega funds, including popular index funds and ETFs, deliver.

Why risk it when you can tap into AAII’s approach of focusing on diversification instead? We identify under-the-radar smaller-cap opportunities that offer excellent diversification plus upside potential — and we keep a watchful eye on investment risk, too.

Now that we’ve covered the 4 wealth-building steps that AAII follows, please allow me to explain a bit more about AAII.

Retirement can be a time of joy, but it can also be a time of challenge.

The shift from a salary to savings can seem daunting, but it does not have to be. With careful planning, a commitment to saving and an understanding of your options, you can achieve a financially secure retirement.

There are two essential themes behind everything we do at the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) ...

One is empowerment — we help make investors better, smarter, more confident and far more successful than they were before (as evidenced by their bottom-line net wealth) ...

The second is confronting fear — we help investors reduce the odds of suffering a financial catastrophe — and perhaps becoming dependent on others in retirement.

Can’t your vulnerable portfolio benefit from these two principles right now?

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We are a true membership organization with nothing but our members’ interests at heart. NO outside sources contribute to the nonprofit AAII ... we accept NO advertising in our monthly Journal ... we have NO conflict of interest with the big brokers and institutional traders. 

Just pure education and a suite of member benefits that let you — the average investor — take control of your investments and your long-term net worth.

Remember, AAII members get valuable investing insights PLUS access to our Model Portfolio that outperforms the market nearly 2-to-1. And as a nonprofit group, you’ll find our membership fee to be surprisingly low. Only $1 but today you can try us out for just $1!

Our mission is to give you the tools you need to seize total control of your financial future ...

Putting you in control over every investment you make ... and making you more informed about situations to grow your wealth substantially in the years ahead.

We’ve been doing it with enormous success since 1978.

It’s time to send the Wall Street pranksters packing. They may have burned you once, but never again!

Right now, I want to show you how to get positioned in the companies that stand to gain the MOST as this long-term bull market comes to a close.

You’ll get access to the stocks, mutual funds and ETFs with great long-term upside potential. Plus, at AAII, we always keep a watchful eye on investment risk for our members.

So no matter what happens with this crazy market, you’re covered.

But you need to get your foot in the door now — so you’ll know what to do when markets turn sour.

•	You’ll enjoy 24/7 access to our easy-to-use Model Stock Portfolio that outperforms the market by nearly 2-to-1.
•	Monthly issues of the award winning AAII Journal. It’s full of articles and member-only resources you simply can’t find anywhere else.
•	Plus AAII’s Profitable Retirement Planning Guide will become your go-to source for not only building your retirement nest egg but managing those funds as well.
•	Our Stock Screening Strategies provide you with an inside track into the fascinating investment minds of such winners as Warren Buffett, Peter Lynch, William O’Neil and a host of other investing superstars.
•	AAII’s Ultimate ETF Guide is one member benefit that can save you thousands by directing you to low-fee ETFs that outperform their mutual fund cousins.

Look, I know it’s tough out there. I don’t want you to take on any true risk, just invest $1 today to unlock AAII's suite of member benefits and see for yourself that we have the tools, knowledge and guidance that can help you rake in an extra $10,000, $25,000 or even $75,000 this year.

So go ahead and sign up for a trial subscription to AAII today.

I’ve seen to it that you get the first 30 days for only $1 so you can kick the tires and make sure it’s right for you.

That’s right. Take 30 days to try it out and see if AAII membership is right for you. Remember as a nonprofit education group, at the conclusion of your trial period, you will find our 1 year of AAII Membership to be super affordable at only $1.

So what are you waiting for? Please — do yourself a big favor ...

Claim your risk-free $1 AAII Membership today — before this exclusive offer disappears. Join Now

See for yourself how AAII’s 4 steps to Everlasting Wealth will make a profound difference in your life ...

You’ll sleep soundly knowing that long-term investing works and that your family’s financial future is in great shape!

Since inception, our members-only Model Shadow Stock Portfolio has been pulling in steady market-beating returns. And during the last 10-year period we’ve certainly performed handsomely — 299.4% vs. 165% from the overall market.

It’s time you joined over 2,000,000 investors who have relied on AAII to grow their bottom line ... by nearly 2-to-1!

Sincerely,


John Bajkowski
President of AAII

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