Topic: Stock Returns
Tweets with Visuals Bring a 2% Stock-Price Boost — Temporarily
SEC encourages graphics in disclosures, but this practice may help executives more than shareholders
More Money Into Stock Index Funds Suggests Lower Future Returns
As index fees decline, will funds draw big money away from bonds?
Across 145 Years and 17 Countries, a Common Thread in Risky Credit Booms
Do investors misprice assets, revise their risk appetite or make some other misjudgment?
Face-to-Face Meetings, Before an Acquisition, Improve Outcomes for Buyers
Acquiring companies appear to get a better deal following frequent in-person meetings
How a Stock Analyst’s Face Affects Their Earning Estimates
Trustworthy and dominant-seeming men: access to corporate management. Dominant-seeming women: not so much.
As Concentrated Shareholder Ownership Rises, Wages and Employment Suffer
Where big investors gather, corporate wealth is reallocated away from workers
Options Market Signals Scope of Federal Reserve Interventions
Traders see an implicit promise beyond specific asset purchases
When Individuals Concentrate in a Stock, Earnings Surprises Play Out Differently
Price movements can be more extreme
ESG Investors in China Focused on Profit Potential of Climate Change
Less attention to downside of nation’s carbon-neutral goals
A Solution to the Debate over Momentum’s Cause?
Investors may underreact when information arrives in small, continuous bits
The Collective Wisdom of Options Trades as Interest Rate Predictor
Skewness, measuring the range of biases, strongly suggests rate moves
46 Possible Stock Market Strategies from Academics Get a Retest
We won’t call it debunking, but not all investing tips hold up
Underappreciated Investment Edge: Company Trademark Filings
Not part of financial reporting, trademark activity predicts stock returns
GameStop Aside, Retail Investors Might be Terrible at Momentum Investing
Using Chinese A and B shares, institutional players outperform individuals
How Bond and Stock Prices Combine to Influence Corporate Investment
Equity volatility can encourage — or dampen — investment, depending on a firm’s bond spread
As Passive Investing Spreads, Overall Market Becomes Less Competitive
Active investors take up some — but not all — of the slack created by index funds