"Forecasting--the art and science of predicting future outcomes--has become a crucial skill in business and economic analysis. This volume introduces the reader to the tools, methods, and techniques of forecasting, specifically as they apply to financial and investing decisions. With an emphasis...

Die vorliegende Arbeit liefert durch die Erprobung von verschiedenen Selektionskriterien neue Erkenntnisse in der Frage um die Persistenz von Fondsrenditen. Zur Analyse wird ein Sample bestehend aus aktiven US-Aktienfonds von Morningstar über den Zeitraum von 1996 bis 2005 analysiert. Durch die...

Chapter 1: Why do we forecast? -- Chapter 2: Regression Analysis and Forecasting Models -- Chapter 3: An Introduction to Time Series Modeling and Forecasting -- Chapter 4: Regression Analysis and Multicollinearity: Two Case Studies -- Chapter 5: Multiple Time Series Analysis and Causality...

A value investing strategy consists of purchasing stocks relatively undervalued to their funda-mental values and selling those relatively overvalued. Finding this kind of companies has been one of the most challenging goals for investors throughout the history. The main objective of this paper...