Patent histories show entrepreneurs focused on exit strategy
It can also help management make capital expenditure decisions
A scan of a million brokerage accounts finds the wealthy trade ahead of market-moving news
An unusual data trove from Greece’s economic collapse reveals the practice
Valentin Haddad’s research looks at the phenomenon of “information aversion,” when individual investors stop tracking their portfolios for fear of bad news
“Uh, I already bought a house”: Tech workers spend ahead of actual stock sales
New technology’s upending of the old creates demand for alternative assets to offset risk
Public bonds compete against other investments; a model of that relationship
Valentin Haddad’s research finds that insurers’ patient investing shields risky assets — and those who hold them — from steeper declines
The rise of passive investing leaves companies mistrusting market signals on how best to deploy capital
Small firms in Peru shop nationwide for cheap credit, but loyalty runs two ways
Results of financially weak firms are difficult to forecast; in uncertainty, Wall Street’s views are overly generous
Active traders lose their edge as a marital breakup approaches
Using Chinese A and B shares, institutional players outperform individuals
Real-world bond data reveals how the capital positions and liquidity of middlemen affect prices of securities they broker
Modifications curtailed foreclosures during 2008-09 crisis, but borrowers remained at high risk of delinquency