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How much risk can you handle? Making better investment decisions
Aug 22, 2008 |
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Many Americans make investment decisions with their retirement funds. But they don't always make informed judgments. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research introduces a new tool that investors can use to choose invest ...
Herding leads to wrong decisions in the stock market
Sep 21, 2009 |
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One reason for extreme fluctuations in the stock market is herding.
Firms with high analyst coverage engage in excessive external financing and capital spending
Sep 04, 2008 |
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A new study in the journal Financial Management explored whether abnormal analyst coverage influences the extent to which companies raise funds from external sources (e.g., issue bonds or sell stock) and the amount of new ...
Study: Credit crisis, debt load a double whammy for investment
Nov 09, 2009 |
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Firms with heavy long-term debt that came due amid the nation's recent credit crisis slashed investment more than three times as much as companies whose paybacks ducked the meltdown, a new University of Illinois study found.
Fortune 1000 IT investments are riskier than capital investments, says management insights
Dec 28, 2007 |
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A study of Fortune 1000 companies shows that investments in information technology carry higher risk than other capital investments, according to the Management Insights feature in the current issue of Management Science, the fl ...
Uncertain climate regulations -- why corporations still invest
Sep 21, 2009 |
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Firms and corporations frequently need to take investment decisions without knowing if future regulation will support or threaten their investment. This is especially true in energy intensive industries that face high uncertainty ...
Age-old money matters: Positivity in older adults leads to balanced investments
Jul 10, 2008 |
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The economic and psychological term known as "sunk-cost fallacy" is a bias that leads someone to make a decision based solely on a previous financial investment. For example, a baseball fan might attend every game of the ...
Economic Incentives for Analysts Play Role in Determining Street Earnings
Nov 06, 2008 |
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Even though investors use street earnings as a key valuation measure, little is known about analysts’ rationale when determining street earnings. Street earnings are an adapted version of earnings based on modifications that ...
Financial risk taking: Blame it on the genes
Feb 11, 2009 |
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Financial institutions continue to teeter on the brink of ruin. Banks are still devouring bailout money without loosening credit enough to make a difference in a recession that is sweeping the globe. And everyone keeps asking, ...
Study indicates foreign investment influenced by voters choices at the ballot box
Feb 28, 2008 |
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A new study by University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management professor Paul Vaaler indicates that when emerging-market countries hold elections they may be determining more than their new government.
Financial risk-taking behavior is associated with higher testosterone levels
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Sep 29, 2008 |
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Higher levels of testosterone are correlated with financial risk-taking behavior, according to a new study in which men's testosterone levels were assessed before participation in an investment game. The findings help to ...
'Smart Money' Identifies Superior Mutual Funds
Mar 06, 2008 |
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A new study published in The Journal of Finance explores the economic significance of “smart money” in the U.S. and U.K. mutual fund marketplaces.
Study suggests disaggregate earnings better predict stock prices than aggregate earnings
Feb 19, 2008 |
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As a stockholder when you receive the company’s annual report, do you typically look beyond the earnings per share" Most people don’t, but they may want to start examining these financial statements in more detail according ...
Gender biases in leadership selection during competitions within and between groups
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 30, 2008 |
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What makes a great leader? Traits that we look for typically include a sense of power, great negotiating skills and lots of charisma. However, a recent study suggests that it is not just an outgoing personality and great ...
Stock Price Correlated to Likeability of Super Bowl Ads
Jan 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When TV viewers like a company's Super Bowl commercial, the company's stock price goes up, according to a study by researchers at the University at Buffalo School of Management and Cornell University.
