[fre] Cet article présente une revue des principaux résultats d’une étude internationale sur les détenteurs d’actions, coordonnée par les auteurs. Les contributions à ce projet tentent d’identifier les déterminants de la détention d’actions dans cinq grands pays européens...

The past decade has been a time of drastic developments, both in financial markets and in related academic research. Among the most striking developments are the expanded stockholder base, the increased popularity of mutual funds among households, and the growing importance of private pension...

We use two data sets, one from a large brokerage and another from a major bank, to ask: (i) whether financial advisors are more likely to be matched with poorer, uninformed investors or with richer and experienced investors; (ii) how advised accounts actually perform relative to self-managed...