Wage earners get larger (relative) share at smaller companies, not at giants like Apple, Alphabet and Amazon
With high-quality borrowers hard to judge from afar, Alt-A market offers quiet signal on creditworthiness
Investors in leveraged companies take on extra risk, but research indicates they see no offsetting return
A study finds unexpected impact when a disruptive player enters market
Federal loan modification program led borrowers to default
Researchers developed an index that warns earlier than others about approaching home loan problems
Research measures the impact of global economic factors on returns
Restraining lenders saved hundreds of billions in home value
Avanidhar Subrahmanyam studies how some investors’ gambling mentality affects share prices
Inexperienced investors, lacking historical context, impact markets
A scan of a million brokerage accounts finds the wealthy trade ahead of market-moving news
Adjusting for inflation — and, crucially, for taxes — shows bond investors fare better than they might think
New technology’s upending of the old creates demand for alternative assets to offset risk
Real-world bond data reveals how the capital positions and liquidity of middlemen affect prices of securities they broker
An economic model sets aside who loses and focuses on efficiency and overall growth
A unique data set provides fresh insights for the growing institutional investor market