AAII Investor Update

May 7, 2007

AAII's Investor Update highlights the ideas and advice needed to ensure a profitable financial future!

CONTENTS (scroll down to find topics of interest):

1. AAII Feature: "Your Mutual Fund Portfolio: Choosing the Level of Complexity" 2. AAII Commentary: "Invest or Delay? Strategies for Taking Social Security Benefits" 3. Investor Survey Results: "In What Direction Are the Markets Heading?" 4. News You Can Use: "Show Me the Money: Tracing a Firm's Cash Flow" 5. AAII.com Update: "Tailoring Your Allocation to the Stage You're in With Life Cycle Funds" 6. Special Offer From AAII: "Steve Forbes: Keynote Speaker, AAII Investor Conference"

1. AAII FEATURE --

"Your Mutual Fund Portfolio: Choosing the Level of Complexity" This AAII feature article discusses how to select the appropriate level of investment complexity when building a mutual fund portfolio. (Requires Login) GO THERE NOW.

2. AAII COMMENTARY --

"Invest or Delay? Strategies for Taking Social Security Benefits" This week, Christine Fahlund presents an analysis of various strategies for taking Social Security benefits. GO THERE NOW.

3. INVESTOR SURVEY RESULTS (an AAII exclusive)

This week's survey saw bullish sentiment fall to 28.57%, below its long-term average of 39.3%. Neutral sentiment fell to 17.14%, below the long-term average of 32.2%. And bearish sentiment rose to 54.29%, above the long-term average of 28.5%.

Bullish 28.57% 
Neutral 17.14% 
Bearish 54.29%

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4. NEWS YOU CAN USE

"Show Me the Money: Tracing a Firm's Cash Flow" This AAII classroom teaches investors how to determine where a company’s money is coming from and what they use it for. GO THERE NOW.

"AAII’s Personal Finance Library" AAII’s Personal Finance library is designed to serve as a starting point for anyone interested in learning to become a better and more profitable investor. This library is open to the public and covers the following investing topics: portfolio management, personal finance, stocks, bonds and mutual funds. GO THERE NOW.
Further, AAII’s library has E-mail functionality so you can forward it to a friend or family member!

5. AAII.COM UPDATE --

Your financial IQ will greatly improve with these "how-to" investor articles. Click on any topic/article of interest below:

Investing Basics "Tailoring Your Allocation to the Stage You're in With Life Cycle Funds" GO THERE NOW.
Bonds "Inflation Protection: I Savings Bonds" Requires Login GO THERE NOW.

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