Wesen von US-Aktienfonds -- Theoretische Grundlagen der Performanceanalyse -- Entwicklung eines Faktormodells für US-Aktienfonds -- Survivorship Bias in US-Aktienfonds -- Ansätze zur Bestimmung von Selektionskriterien -- Schlussbetrachtung.

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