Profitable Momentum Trading Strategies for Individual Investors

For nearly three decades, scientific studies have explored momentum investing strategies and observed stable excess returns in various financial markets. Howeve

April 8, 2014 · 1 min · thequant.space

What Courses Should Law Students Take? Harvard's Largest Employers Weigh In

We report the results of an online survey, conducted on behalf of Harvard Law School, of 124 practicing attorneys at major law firms. The survey had two main ob

February 20, 2014 · 1 min · thequant.space

Chapter 1: Investor Behavior: An Overview

“Investor Behavior: An Overview” is the introduction chapter for the book Investor Behavior: The Psychology of Financial Planning and Investing edited by H. Ken

January 27, 2014 · 1 min · thequant.space

SOX after Ten Years: A Multidisciplinary Review

We review and assess research findings from 120 papers in accounting, finance, and law to evaluate the impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. We describe significan

January 17, 2014 · 1 min · thequant.space

Shadow Banking

The rapid growth of the market-based financial system since the mid-1980s has changed the nature of financial intermediation. Within the system, “shadow banks”

January 13, 2014 · 1 min · thequant.space

Financial Literacy, Financial Education and Downstream Financial Behaviors (full paper and web appendix)

Policy makers have embraced financial education as a necessary antidote to the increasing complexity of consumers’ financial decisions over the last generation.

October 2, 2013 · 1 min · thequant.space

Car Market and Consumer Behaviour - A Study of Consumer Perception

The automobile industry today is the most lucrative industry. Due to the increase in disposable income in both rural and urban sector and easy finance being pro

September 30, 2013 · 1 min · thequant.space

Stata forFinanceStudents

While MS-Excel is a default software for finance students, command line econometrics softwares make financial analysis easier, especially for repetitive tasks.

September 1, 2013 · 1 min · thequant.space

Introducción a las Finanzas Corporativas (Introduction to CorporateFinance)

Spanish Abstract: En esta monografía se describe qué son las finanzas corporativas: qué son, la ciencia de las finanzas y los modelos, el objetivo de la

August 21, 2013 · 1 min · thequant.space

Principios de Finanzas (Principles ofFinance)

Spanish Abstract En esta monografía se describen doce principios que rigen las finanzas: el comportamiento financiero egoísta, las dos caras de la transa

August 21, 2013 · 1 min · thequant.space

Crowdfunding und Crowdinvesting: State-of-the-Art der wissenschaftlichen Literatur (Crowdfunding and Crowdinvesting: A Review of the Literature)

German Abstract: Crowdfunding gewinnt in der Gründungs- und Innovationsfinanzierung an Bedeutung. Ein Überblick der wissenschaftlichen Arbeiten zu Crowdf

June 6, 2013 · 1 min · thequant.space

Dynamic Models and Structural Estimation in Corporate Finance

We review the last two decades of research in dynamic corporate finance, focusing on capital structure and the financing of investment. We first cover continuou

May 23, 2013 · 1 min · thequant.space

The Trend is Our Friend: Risk Parity, Momentum and Trend Following in Global Asset Allocation

We examine the effectiveness of applying a trend following methodology to global asset allocation between equities, bonds, commodities and real estate. The appl

May 16, 2013 · 1 min · thequant.space

Incharge Financial Distress/Financial Well-Being Scale: Development, Administration, and Score Interpretation

This article describes development of the InCharge Financial Distress/Financial Well-Being Scale, designed to measure a latent construct representing responses

March 26, 2013 · 1 min · thequant.space

What is the Optimal Method to Value a Football Club?

This paper introduces an original multivariate model developed to value English Premier League (EPL) clubs. Prior to developing the model, established valuation

March 24, 2013 · 1 min · thequant.space

Crowdfunding Creative Ideas: The Dynamics of Project Backers in Kickstarter

Entrepreneurs are turning to crowdfunding as a way to finance their creative ideas. Crowdfunding involves relatively small contributions of many consumer-inves

March 17, 2013 · 1 min · thequant.space

Bagehot was a Shadow Banker: Shadow Banking, Central Banking, and the Future of GlobalFinance

At the heart of both the modern shadow banking system and the 19th century banking system described by Walter Bagehot is the wholesale money market, with the ce

March 12, 2013 · 1 min · thequant.space

The Effectiveness of Youth Financial Education: A Review of the Literature

In the current financial crisis, children and youth are uniquely impacted by household finance complexities. Moments of financial trouble are teachable opportun

February 27, 2013 · 1 min · thequant.space

Behavioral Portfolio Management

Behavioral Portfolio Management (BPM) is presented as a superior way to make investment decisions. Underlying BPM is the dynamic market interplay between Emotio

February 2, 2013 · 1 min · thequant.space

Goods and Services Tax (GST): A New Tax Reform in Malaysia

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) is becoming one of the most prominent topics in Malaysia. The announcement by the Malaysian Ministry of Finance (MOF) in the Bu

January 6, 2013 · 1 min · thequant.space