Empower Your Mind, Enrich Your Portfolio
Flexible Learning Options
Both the EI Structured Course and the EI FlexiLearn Course are great choices for self-paced learning. The Structured Course offers comprehensive organization, while the FlexiLearn Course is tailored to your specific interests.
Expert-Led Instruction
Gain access to over 12 hours of premium video content and downloadable resources from top financial experts, covering everything from investing fundamentals to advanced strategies.
Certification Benefits
Earn an EI Structured Course Certification and enjoy one year of AAII membership, exclusive workshops, investing tools and ongoing educational resources to enhance your investing skills.
Featured Classes in the EI Course
Pitfalls Using Data to Invest
Denise Chisholm, Fidelity’s Director of Quantitative Market Strategy, examines the most important macroeconomic, company-specific, and market-related data, helping investors interpret trends, understand market behavior, and apply data-driven insights to support more informed and effective investment decisions.
50 Years of Investing Wisdom
Investing legend Ken Fisher shares insights on achieving long-term investing success, covering investor education, behavioral tendencies, common pitfalls, market and investment cycles, portfolio management strategies, global diversification, and the practical use of fundamental ratios in evaluating opportunities.
How to Create a Portfolio for Retirement
Morningstar’s Director of Personal Finance and Retirement Planning, Christine Benz focuses on the key elements of building, managing, and drawing down retirement portfolio assets, helping investors understand allocation decisions, risk considerations, and sustainable withdrawal strategies for long-term financial security.
Raymond A. Rondeau
An investment strategist and senior technical analyst at AAII, he has delivered over 180 educational lectures nationwide since 1998. He is the creator of AAII’s EI Course and a contributor to prominent financial publications like Forbes and Kiplinger.
Discover how AAII's new Essential Investing (EI) Course not only broadens your understanding but also equips you with the tools to make smarter, more effective investing decisions under any market conditions.
I recently finished the Essential Investing Course from AAII and found it really helpful. It's well-organized, covering everything from basic investing principles to more advanced strategies. The course lets you learn at your own pace and the downloadable resources are great for continuing your education.
— Michael T., AAII Member & EI Course Subscriber
The Lasting Value of EI Course Certification
Official Certification: Earn the esteemed AAII EI Course Certificate.
Membership Perks: Get a free one-year subscription to AAII, including exclusive stock tools and the AAII Journal.
Platinum Access: Enjoy 30 days free of AAII Platinum for a deeper dive into investing resources.
Exclusive Events: Attend AAII workshops, national conferences and local chapter meetings at no extra cost.
Learning Resources: Access select Video Education Suite (VES) classes, enjoy early discounts on upcoming courses and download insightful course summaries.
Investing Tools: Gain continuous access to the AAII Active Investing WorkStation (requires TradeStation platform).
Completing the EI Course doesn't just enhance your investing knowledge — it opens doors to exclusive opportunities. Earn your formal certification and enjoy:
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Choose Your Learning Path
When you purchase the EI Course, you will gain access to two distinct learning paths to accommodate your lifestyle and learning preferences:
EI Structured Course
A methodical, step-by-step journey designed to systematically build your investing knowledge. This learning path will guide you through each class and resource toward certification.
EI FlexiLearn Course
Explore subjects that interest you at your own pace, free from the pressures and time commitments of a structured course. With this option, you have the choice to forego certification.
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