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Wednesday, January 07, 2009 |
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Stocks for the Long Term: Why Prospects Are Rosy
By Dale Domian and William Reichenstein
You already know the bad news concerning stocks. The good news is that based on today's depressed prices, long-term stock prospects appear above average. A look at some of the evidence that supports a rosy multi-year stock outlook, and a framework for applying these forecasts.
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The First Cut: All-Star Stocks That Pass the Most Screens
By John Bajkowski
A starting point for investors. This issue's focus is on finding companies that passed the most AAII Stock Screens.
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All Averages Are Not Created Equal
By AAII Staff
Average returns are reported in many different types of listings. Most individuals assume those averages are all calculated in the same way. In fact, they are not. A look at the different "averages," and how they are calculated.
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Monitoring Bank Safety On-Line
By AAII Staff
Bank failures and the ongoing turmoil in the financial markets have many individuals concerned about the stability of their own banks. Of course, even in the face of a bank failure, investors have some protections.
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Bear Market Punishes Shadow Stocks But Qualifying Stocks Abound
By James B. Cloonan
The stock market is punishing every sector, and it is punishing its favorite children--micro-cap and extreme value stocks--the most. Year-to-date (through November 30, 2008) the Model Shadow Stock Portfolio is down 51.1%. On the other hand, this quarter, there were over 90 candidates that qualified on our basic criteria--easily a record.
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Offbeat Offerings: Foreign Ordinaries
By Cara Scatizzi
An investor reference for products that are not your typical offerings.
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2008 AAII Stock Screen Roundup: Piotroski Strategy Defeats the Bear
By Wayne A. Thorp
For many investors, 2008 cannot end soon enough, with the S&P 500 index down 40.3% for the year (through early December). During periods like this, very few long-only stock selection strategies generate gains, including AAII’s stock screens. However, one screen proved to be the exception--the low price-to-book-value strategy developed by Joseph Piotroski gained 32.6% through December 5.
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Briefly Noted
Current news items of interest to individual investors.
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Letters to the Editor
Member questions and comments on recent AAII Journal articles.
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Sentiment Survey:
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(as of 12/31/2008)
| Bullish |
24.00% |
| Neutral |
21.33% |
| Bearish |
54.67% |
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