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Intro to Stock Investing

Presented by Wayne Thorp, 

 American Association of Individual Investors



Synopsis

In this AAII VES Class, AAII's senior financial analyst Wayne Thorp discusses all of the core concepts and elements related to stocks and how to effectively invest in them. This comprehensive educational segment includes testing, a bonus video, additional research resources and AAII's classic book "AAII Investing Basics".

Class Details

Duration: 66 min
Credits: 3
Words of Wisdom: Yes
Segment Inc. Bonus: Free Book - AAII Investing Basics
Topic: Stock Investing
Knowledge Level: Beginner-Intermediate
Appropriate For: Stock Investors
Pre-Class Suggestions:
Class-Associated Tools:
EI Course Inclusion : Structured & FlexiLearn

Additional Elements Included:

  • •Bonus Videos
  • •Class Discussion Forum
  • •Class Survey
  • •Key Terms and Definitions
  • •Learning Objectives
  • •Lesson Summary
  • •Preliminary Education Materials
  • •Presentation Slides (PDF)
  • •Resource Articles & Studies
  • •Speaker Bio / Contact Info
  • •Testing for Class Credits

About the Instructor

Wayne Thorp

Wayne Thorp

Areas of Expertise: computerized investing, stock analysis, stock screening, technical analysis

Topics Presented in Speeches: “How to Analyze a Stock,” “Finding a Stock Winner: First Step Screening” and “A+ Investing”

Biography:

Wayne A. Thorp, CFA, is a former AAII vice president. He was head of research and analysis and a senior financial analyst at AAII. Thorp was the creator and lead analyst for AAII Sentiment Investing and AAII Growth Investing. He was also involved in creating or developing numerous other AAII products and services, including the Stock Superstars Report, AAII Dividend Investing, VMQ Stocks and A+ Investor. He was also the program manager of Stock Investor Pro, AAII’s fundamental stock screening and research database program.

Thorp is a 1997 honors graduate of DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. During his 28 years at AAII, he wrote extensively on technical analysis, quantitative stock screening and fundamental stock analysis.

Thorp was awarded the Charted Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 2002.

For more information on the class details and benefits please see the AAII Video Education Suite agreement.