Investing Research Articles

…a very good introduction to a range of investment styles for new (but diligent) investors and a refresher for experienced ones.

…momentum investing works, driven partly by reward for the risk of the unusual but transitory sensitivity of high-momentum stocks to overall economic growth.

…stock analysts exhibit predictable underreactions in revising earnings forecasts. The degree of underreaction increases with the earnings forecast dispersion.

…momentum investing works, and abnormalities in the distribution of returns for momentum-driven portfolios may partly explain why.

…research results indicate that Regulation FD has leveled the playing field for all investors, and reduced the accuracy of sell-side analyst earnings forecasts.

…company-specific news tends to decouple stock price behavior from the market, while the absence of news promotes co-movement.

…stock pickers tend to be optimists who should focus on objectivity in assessing the outcomes of their stock picking.

…the active management component of broadly diversified (closet index) mutual funds is generally expensive and ineffective. In comparison, hedge funds with 100% active management are not that pricey.

…individual investors tend to limit buying consideration, detrimentally, to those stocks that grab their attention via unusual trading or other news.

…good (bad) macroeconomic news is bad (good) for broad stock indices during expansions and good (bad) during recessions.