American Association of Individual Investors

The American Association of Individual Investors, also known by the acronym AAII, is a fully independent nonprofit organization that assists individuals in becoming effective managers of their own assets through programs of education, information and research. Founded in 1978, the association provides its members with stock and mutual fund research, recommendations and analysis. The organization s online guides cover topics including taxation, Web sites, brokers, exchange-traded funds and dividend reinvestment plans investing. Its online investor classroom section provides a step-by-step understanding of important investment ideas and techniques. The association offers special discounts to its members including favorable yields on money market accounts and certificates of deposit from MBNA American Bank, free Standard & Poor s investment outlook, 50 percent discount on subscriptions to Barron's news and market commentary and free four weeks of Investor's Business Daily's digital edition. AAII is located in Chicago.