The chapter explores the potential profitability of a momentum strategy for a private investor. Such a strategy is based on price continuation and requires buying stocks that have performed well in the past while short selling underperforming stocks. In order to replicate a trading strategy...

This study analyzes the responses to a representative survey of wealth advisors on private wealth management practices, and compares the advisors' views to academic research in household finance. This study demonstrates that many wealth managers do not apply novel insights proposed by financial...

Institutional investors have increased their allocation to private assets to capture a potential return premium over public assets and diversification benefits. However, an allocation to private assets, which typically are less liquid than public assets, raises questions: “How does an...