Is “Go Away in May” a Good Portfolio Play?
The Halloween effect seems particularly compelling because of its seemingly large potential payoffs and the endless attention it receives in the media.
Economics
Trends in Employee Turnover and Retention
After decades of globalization and intensifying competition, the market for talent has replaced loyalty as the factor shaping the relationship of employers/employees.
Is Warren Buffett Unpatriotic?
A tax inversion happens when a firm relocates its headquarters to another country and declares that country as its domicile for the foreign country’s lower tax rate.
High Performance Work Systems
While foolish for companies to spend money unwisely in managing human capital, growing research confirms that “high performance work systems” are worth the investment.
Who Received TARP Bail-Outs?
Financial institutions require a degree of regulation and accurate information in regulatory filings for good regulatory oversight and efficient financial markets.
A Generic Problem: Should FDA Approval of Drugs Stop Consumers’ Suits for Injuries?
The Supreme Court has ruled federal law blocks consumers from suing for injuries from generic drugs, yet brand name drugs do not have the same protection.
Skill vs. Luck in Wall Street
Investors are largely powerless in determining the degree to which an analyst’s results are a function of skill—and how much they are attributable to plain luck.
Why Credit Rating Agencies are Being “B” Rated
Banks have developed various credit derivatives to deal with the credit risk of loans. In addition, banks can use credit derivatives to transfer risk to a third party.
The American Debt Crisis
If the Federal debt causes investors to lose confidence in America’s ability to pay back loans, investors will demand higher rates of return making it harder for the U.S. to borrow money.
Hysteresis in Financial Statements
Hysteresis is applied to corporate financial statements contrasting the path of growth leading up to the recession to the path of contraction that follows.
Private Businesses Predict Limited Growth for 2013
Near-term prospects for robust economic growth are restricted. The implied policy recommendation is to enhance loan guarantee programs for private firms with revenues of less than $5M.
Facebook: Data Mining the World’s Largest Focus Group
With the amount of data at Facebook’s disposal, can it accurately predict outcomes within the volatile financial markets? If so, can aalso manipulate or influence such predicted events?
The Four-Year U.S. Presidential Cycle and the Stock Market
Since 2004, the stock market environment has changed in ways that make it more important than ever to understand the relationship between politics and stock market behavior. Unlike the 2004 article that did not address the above in detail, this article will attempt to do so.
VIDEO – Wall of Worry: Elections and the Markets
2012 is shaping up to be the year of global political change with important changes in the government in Russia, France, Italy, and of course the upcoming presidential election here in the United States. How will financial markets be influenced by such political turmoil and how can investors prepare?
VIDEO – Wall of Worry: Elections and the Markets
2012 is shaping up to be the year of global political change with important changes in the government in Russia, France, Italy, and of course the upcoming presidential election here in the United States. How will financial markets be influenced by such political turmoil and how can investors prepare?