Ability to estimate an individual security returns is very important and needed by investors. Therefore the presence of Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) which can be used to estimate the return of a security is considered very important in the field of finance. However, Fama and French showed...

Because dividends are taxed at a higher rate than capital gains, as stock with a higher yields should have a higher expected return than a stock whose return is expected to result mostly from price appreciation. Adding yield to the traditional Security Market Line results in a "market plane"...

This paper provides a comprehensive analysis on stock return predictability in Santiago Stock Exchange from January 2007 to January 2016 by employing portfolio method. In the risk-related predictors, we found no statistically significant predictive power of beta, total volatility, and...

This study seeks to investigate herd behaviour among equity mutual fund managers and the performance of mutual funds that trade against the herd in South Africa. The behaviour of mutual funds has an effect on the stability and volatility of stock markets, the ultimate returns to the investors....

An efficient market should not show any anomalies. When new information reaches a market which is efficient, it should automatically translate into prices of assets, which ought to eliminate the possibility of gaining an advantage over other investors, thus preventing excess profits. However,...

This paper aims to examine whether the market timing strategy with Gilt-Equity Yield Ratio or GEYR can create abnormal returns in Thai Stock market. The trading rules using GEYR are established and switching strategies between bonds and equities are implemented. The out-of-sample profitability...