A scan of a million brokerage accounts finds the wealthy trade ahead of market-moving news
Valentin Haddad’s research looks at the phenomenon of “information aversion,” when individual investors stop tracking their portfolios for fear of bad news
Well-known market anomalies are largely absent among the biggest stocks
VCs and other investors need a contract with their seeker that blunts conflicts of interest
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
Equity volatility can encourage — or dampen — investment, depending on a firm’s bond spread
Results of financially weak firms are difficult to forecast; in uncertainty, Wall Street’s views are overly generous
Trustworthy and dominant-seeming men: access to corporate management. Dominant-seeming women: not so much.
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
Less attention to downside of nation’s carbon-neutral goals
Examining executive pay tied to revenue growth to identify any correlation