While modern portfolio theory predicts that investors should diversify across international
markets, corporate equity is essentially held by domestic investors. French and Poterba …

We provide empirical evidence on the stock market participants' behavior in an emerging
market, with a tax-free environment. Our results show that United Arab Emirates'(UAE) …

This study investigates the performance of dividend exchange-traded funds (ETFs) during
both bull and bear markets. The authors compare their performance to a proxy for the US …

Abstract Since Markowitz (1958) and Sharpe (1966), the increasing number of criteria and
performance indicators made mutual funds analysis more complex and sometimes risky. In …

Previous research provides evidence that much of the cross-sectional variation in equity
returns can be explained by firm characteristics or sectors. One popular money management …

Passive and enhanced index funds are two important options for investors. Vanguard is the
largest provider of passive indexed funds, and DFA is one of the major providers of …

Practical Applications Summary In Medicare and Tax Planning for Higher-Income
Households, from the Winter 2019 issue of The Journal of Wealth Management, authors …

Why do politicians change the legislation governing the central bank to give this institution
operational independence in the setting of monetary policy. This thesis examines the …

This article analyzes the downside risk and loss profiles of hedge funds in North America
and Asia to identify any significant differences between the geographic markets and to …

This paper analyzes the downside risk and loss profiles of hedge funds in North America
and Asia to identify any significant differences between the geographic markets and …