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About the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER)


Mission: To advance the welfare of the American people by helping them protect their personal interests and those of the Nation.

Year Founded: 1933

Headquarters: Great Barrington, Massachusetts

President/CEO: Charles Murray, Ph.D.

Founder: Col. Edward C. Harwood (1900-1980)

Funding: AIER is a 501(c)3 nonprofit research and educational organization that represents no financial interests other than that of the general public. AIER accepts no funding from either government or large corporations and has no commercial connection with any outside enterprises.

AIER’s financial support comes primarily from small annual fees from thousands of sustaining members, from sales of publications, from tax-deductible contributions, and from the earnings of its wholly owned investment advisory organization, American Investment Services, Inc.

Primary Activities:
  • RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS: AIER develops and disseminates a variety of educational publications, including twice monthly Research Reports and the monthly Economic Education Bulletin, to inform readers about issues and trends affecting their personal finances and national economic and monetary policy. AIER sells more than 100,000 publications each year, not including those provided to Sustaining Members.
  • BUSINESS CYCLE CONDITIONS: AIER monitors, analyzes and provides monthly information to members and the public regarding business-cycle conditions and trends, including changes in the primary leading, coincident, and lagging statistical indicators of business-cycle activity.
  • ACADEMIC EDUCATION: AIER sponsors a variety of fellowship programs that provide direct training and financial support to advanced students of economics and distinguished economic scholars.
  • CONFERENCES: AIER organizes and hosts conferences and seminars on national economic and monetary policy, public finance, and other important topics that deserve more attention from scholars, journalists and the public.

Issues of Interest:
Among the issues in which AIER has a special interest and has developed special expertise are Social Security, Medicare, retirement planning, estate planning, home ownership, life insurance, annuities, budgeting, investment scams and identity theft, property rights, sound monetary policy, globalization, and the economic aspects of immigration.

Past, Present, Future:
Detailed information on AIER’s 75 year history and activities, past, present and future, are available in the free book, AIER After 75 Years: Our History and Plans for the Future.

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About AIER

AIER Castle Organized in 1933 as a private, independent, scientific and educational charitable organization, American Institute for Economic Research plans its research to help individuals protect their personal interests and those of the Nation. The Institute represents no fund, concentration of wealth, or other special interests. Its financial support comes primarily from the annual fees of thousands of sustaining members, from sales of its publications, and from tax-deductible contributions.

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Become a Member

An annual sustaining membership entitles you to 22 issues of our Research Reports, which is published twice a month, and to 12 issues of our monthly Economic Education Bulletin, which will vary in length from a four-page letter to more than a 150-page book, depending upon the space required to present the topic. A digital sustaining membership entitles you to 22 email alerts with links to the latest Research Reports, special sales and coupons, and headlines from Research Commentaries.  These alerts come free with an annual sustaining membership.

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Shop OnlineWith over 40 publications available, our bookstore has everything you need when you're looking for answers to important personal finance and economic issues. Our all-time bestseller, How to Avoid Financial Tangles, provides solutions to questions ranging from "Do you know how to title property" to "Do you know what financial records you should keep?." Other titles include How to Choose Retirement Housing, The Estate Plan Book, How to Invest Wisely, and What You Need to Know About Social Security.

Affiliates

Progress Foundation

Progress Foundation is AIER’s sister organization located in Zurich, Switzerland. Like AIER, Progress Foundation was founded by E.C. Harwood and serves the public by conducting and disseminating independent research that foster greater understanding of the factors that contribute to human progress. Follow the link to learn more about the Progress Foundation.

American Investment Services, wholly-owned by AIER, is registered with the SEC under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940. AIS shares AIER’s facilities and applies AIER’s fundamental research procedures and findings. Follow the link to learn more about AIS’s diversified, disciplined, and cost effective investment management approach.

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