We exploit individual security holdings data for global mutual funds to distinguish between two reasons why a fund's holdings of emerging market economy (EME) bonds might change: (i) the amount invested in the fund changes and (ii) the fund manager changes portfolio allocations. We find that...

In the United States, exchange-traded funds can defer capital gains taxes of their investors by taking advantage of a legal loophole. To quantify the impact of this tax loophole on investor portfolios, we study a rank-dependent expected utility model. We develop an approximation formula for the...

Target date funds in corporate retirement plans grew from $5B in 2000 to $734B in 2018, partly because federal regulation sanctioned these as default investments in automatic enrollment plans. We show that adopters delegated pension investment decisions to fund managers selected by plan...

Titel -- Inhalt -- Die ersten Schritte -- Das ist wichtig bei der Geldanlage -- Das magische Dreieck der Geldanlage -- Die Rendite einer Anlage -- Sicherheit und Risiken -- Verfügbarkeit - Liquidität -- Wie bequem soll es sein? -- Nicht alle Eier in einen Korb -- Der erste Überblick -- So...