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1. The American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) PCUG Investment SIG
February 9, 2012
3. AAII What is it? (Per Wikipedia)
The American Association of Individual Investors is a nonprofit organization with about 150,000 members[1] [3] The organization markets itself as an unbiased source of investment information because of its not-for-profit status.
The organization was founded by James Cloonan, Ph.D. in 1978.
4. AAII What it is not: (At least not tonight’s topic)
Australian Artificial Intelligence Institute
Air Accident Investigation Institute (Czech)
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5. AAII What is its purpose
Its purpose is to educate individual investors regarding stock market portfolios, financial planning, and retirement accounts.[2] AAII “assists individuals in becoming effective managers of their own assets through programs of education, information and research.” [3]
Over the last thirty years, AAII’s members report “investment returns that are consistently higher than those of the stock market as a whole”
6. AAII Its features / resources:
Guides on investing
Financial planning and retirement resources
Model portfolios
Tax guides
Basic Education
Mutual fund resources
Management of Portfolios
Stock resources
Chapter meetings / investor conferences
7. AAII
A look at the some of their publications:
AAII Journals
AAII Mutual Fund Guides
AAII Model Portfolio
8. AAII A look at their Web site:
AAII biweekly update emails
Investor Classroom
AAII Portfolios
AAII Stock Screens
Download Library
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9. AAII AAII has a member’s investment sentiment survey that is well known in the industry
However; it has the reputation of being a contrarian indicator. Why:
This reputation is based on the theory that the public is the "last to know” so its opinions and actions are behind the latest happenings ." Hence, when the majority of the public is too bullish or bearish it is an indicator that the market is vulnerable to change.