"Classical and behavioral finance are often seen as being at odds, but the idea of “popularity” has been introduced as a way of reconciling the two approaches. Investors like or dislike various characteristics of securities for rational reasons (as in classical finance) or irrational reasons (as in behavioral finance), which makes the assets popular or unpopular. In the capital markets, popular (unpopular) securities trade at prices that ..."
"In determining asset allocation, individuals must consider more than the risk-return trade-off of financial assets. They must take into account human capital and mortality risk in the earlier life-cycle stages and longevity risk in the later life-cycle stages. The authors show how to integrate these factors into individual investors' asset allocations through a systematic joint analysis of the life insurance a family needs to protect hu ..."
"Contains historical data on the returns from common stocks, small-company stocks, long-term government bonds, intermediate-term government bonds, U.S. Treasury bills and inflation."
"Security analysts, investors, and investment managers have a vital need to understand the financial theories, analytical models, and value-enhancing tools that corporate managers are using. This proceedings uses the fundamental issues of how firms add value and how analysts measure value as a platform from which to explore the variety of theories, models, and tools that have emerged in research and practice. Proceedings of the AIMR s ..."
"For undergraduate and MBA investments courses. This book brings together the latest developments in investments, education, and computer software. It is written in a modular fashion for instructor flexibility in covering material in a sequence that accommodates their needs.* International viewpoint - Chapters 6, Global Stock Markets, Chapter 17, Foreign Exchange, Chapter 18, Global Investing, and Chapter 19, Global Bond Markets. * Im ..."