In order to do any “estate planning,” one must first understand the distinction between probate and nonprobate property. Probate property passes under a will. Nonprobate property passes outside a will, transferring automatically to a person (or people) that the owner has designated during...

We provide evidence concerning the use of historical cost (HCA) versus mark-to-market (MTM) accounting in regulating financial institutions. Accounting rules, through their interactions with capital regulations, alter financial institutions' trading behavior. The insurance industry provides a...

We provide evidence concerning the use of historical cost (HCA) versus mark-to-market (MTM) accounting in regulating financial institutions. Accounting rules, through their interactions with capital regulations, alter financial institutions' trading behavior. The insurance industry provides a...

Accounting Standard Codification (ASC) Topic 842, which is effective since 2019, requires balance sheet recognition of operating lease obligations and right-of-use (ROU) assets. For many firms, the implementation of this standard resulted in a large increase in reported operating assets, thus...

We examine a static one-risk-free-one-risky asset portfolio choice when the investor’s wellbeing is affected by the anticipatory feelings associated to potential capital gains and losses. These feelings can be manipulated by the choice of subjective beliefs on the distribution of returns....

We examine a static one-risk-free-one-risky asset portfolio choice when the investor's well-being is affected by the anticipatory feelings associated to potential capital gains and losses. These feelings can be manipulated by the choice of subjective beliefs on the distribution of returns....