American Association of Individual Investors

About This Association

AAII is an independent nonprofit corporation formed in 1978 to assist individuals in becoming effective managers of their own assets through programs of education, information and research. Our founder, the late James B. Cloonan, Ph.D., started the Association because there was no defender and promoter of the individual investor. All publications, tools and focus went to financial managers and bankers who managed millions or billions of dollars. Those wanting to forge their own financial destiny had no one on their side. Cloonan firmly believed that with the right education and information, individual investors have inherent advantages over their institutional counterparts and can regularly outperform the market—and the firms who spend unthinkable sums to beat it.

Publications

AAII Journal, annual

Conventions

Annual

Specialties:

1. Financial

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