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AAII
Description
AAII tries to provide unbiased financial education, including a variety of model portfolios based on different strategies. Also publishes an investment journal.
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Rating: 3.7/5. From 59 votes.
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AAII Performance Ratings for over 50 different stock strategies by various authors (newsletter and otherwise) and other criteria. Go to:
http://aaii.com/stockscreens/performance.cfm
While even a blind pig finds a truffle now and then, the best way to evaluate newsletters is their performance over time.
The AAII people take what the newsletter writers indicate are their criteria for picking stocks and compile the actual performace, based on close of business of the stocks as of Friday every week.
This is the only FREE site I know of which gives unbiased data since 1/1/98, year by year and cumulative. It also gives info on turnover percentage, etc. When compared to the indexes, some strategies are profound.
While I appreciate GREATLY what you are doing, I encourage you to also educate your reader about how to evaluate newsletters over time.
Any blind pig can find a truffle. Snoutless pig, not so well.
(yes, aware ‘snoutless’ was not a word. Is now …)
Pigs actually have poor sight. And find food with olfactory guidance.
A wealth of advice and education. The only newsletter I never regretted subscribing to.
This is the single best value I have found in 50 years of investing because it is based on a consistent, transparent methodology. Definitely for the long term investor. Organization is not-for-profit. Monthly magazine (no ads) keeps up with recent academic and industry research. Has been around for over 20 years and I believe has 170,000 subscribers. You may not always agree with them, but their integrity is unquestionable. I have purchase subscriptions for my kids and sister. They may not read the AAII Journal, but they can’t say they didn’t have the opportunity. Very inexpensive and great value. Website is free with great resources, including model portfolios, and paid membership gives access to many types of screens. Highly recommended.
Have found their stock screens to be of value when my own nuance is added.
I was probably a little harsh with my ratings since I don’t spend a lot of time with the newsletter . I’m a lifetime member of AAII and do not regret paying for it. In general AAII offers a lot of interesting resources.
I always thought they sounded good, then I subscribed only to find out the info I wanted upped the price. Maybe I misread something, but I cancelled because it is deceiving to find out it’s not what you thought you purchased. Some day I may give them a try again.
Agree with that assessment
On top of this, they apparently are free to change what they give a lifetime member at their own whim. I paid per year for two years, was pleased with what I got for the price. A little over a year after signing up for a lifetime membership, they modified what you could see in the stock screens, making it basically useless. Having said that, one may get occasional ideas from the journal, which in my opinion is at least better than most of the popular financial magazines.