We won’t call it debunking, but not all investing tips hold up
Investors may underreact when information arrives in small, continuous bits
Including intangible assets in book value vastly improves the strategy’s returns
Disregarding data, novices often sail into strong winds
Active investors take up some — but not all — of the slack created by index funds
Even before Dodd-Frank rules, the costs were significant
In a challenging time, collecting and analyzing actual performance data become even more crucial
Dropping facts into a polarized investor pool reduces the impact of ideology and leads to broader ownership
Less attention to downside of nation’s carbon-neutral goals
Using Chinese A and B shares, institutional players outperform individuals
Active traders lose their edge as a marital breakup approaches
Equity volatility can encourage — or dampen — investment, depending on a firm’s bond spread
Overspending rises in times of stress and that affects investment decisions
Investors’ future expectations about QE policy lowered long-term yields, made investors feel safer holding the bonds
It can also help management make capital expenditure decisions
Considered dead, the phenomenon resurfaces in two studies — which are critiqued in a third paper