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Top AAII Articles
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Wei Sun and Anthony Webb
Retirement Withdrawals: Can You Base Them on RMDs?
The IRS’s required minimum distributions are easy to follow and with a little modification can set the basis for a more optimal withdrawal strategy.
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Joe Lan, CFA
Breaking Down ROE Using the DuPont Formula
The DuPont formula identifies the factors that determine how effectively management is generating profits for shareholders.
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Charles Trzcinka, Stephen M. Horan and Vahan Janjigian
Rules of Thumb and Key Phrases: Gleaning the Nuggets of Truth
These 22 tidbits have an element of truth and carry the wisdom of experience. Included in these rules are suggestions about selling.
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Maria Crawford Scott
Dividend Safety Signs and Warning Flags
Investors should seek increasing levels of dividend income, and companies with the cash flow and financial resources to continue paying dividends.
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Throughout the year, AAII updates you on the holdings, performance and investment strategy behind our research portfolios.
Annualized Return | |||
Model Portfolio | YTD Return | 1-Year Return | 5-Year Return |
Shadow Stock | 28.5% | 34.6% | 10.1% |
Fund | 12.3% | 13.3% | 1.4% |
Data as of 11/30/2012. |
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77.0%
Current Top Return (2012)
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Other Top Leaders:
- 42.2% Foolish Small Cap 8 Revised
- 35.0% Murphy Technology
- 28.7% O'Neil's CAN SLIM
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AAII Local Chapters offer investment education to members in a "person to person" social setting located in your own community.
Recent meetings have included:
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Maria Crawford Scott, Former editor, AAII Journal
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Sam Stovall, Chief investment strategist, S&P Equity Research Services
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Christine Fahlund, senior financial planner, T. Rowe Price, Inc.
Retirement Planning: Misconceptions About Life in Retirement
"Some people spend more time planning a two-week vacation than they do retirement planning."—Anonymous
Retirement is a passage from one lifestyle to another. One way to think of the term "retire" is by placing a hyphen between the 'e' and the 't' and creating a new term—re-tire: To put on new treads.
Those who take the voyage seriously and do the right kind of retirement planning usually have a smoother trip and more fun.
Discussions with seasoned retirees indicate that there are many myths and misconceptions about retirement. Often you will hear these myths stated as fact. Here are some of the most common ones.
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