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comparing the investment performance of “socially responsible” (SR) portfolios with others. Measures performance for a US sample … outperform those without. Calls for further research on the relationship between corporate social performance and portfolio … performance and comparisons between SR and conventional funds.  …
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Movements in the value of corporate assets are justified by changes in expected future cash flow. The appropriate measure of cash flow for valuing assets is net payout, which is the sum of dividends, interest, and net repurchases of equity and debt. When discount rates are low and equity...
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Reviews the previous research on the management of portfolio investment and compares the performance of a typical small …
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Refers to previous research on the advantages of international portfolio diversification, gives an overview of the stock markets in Bahrein, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia; and assesses their sutiability for the purpose, especially as a hedge against oil price risk. Compares their 1993‐1998 monthly...
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Outlines previous research on international investment portfolios and presents a study of diversification and hedging on money market, bond and equity funds from UK, US and Japanese investors’ points of view. Explains the methodology, uses 1995‐1998 data to calculate returns and discusses...
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Refers to previous research on deciding the balance between equities and bonds in investment portfolios and puts forward a model based on a single period correlation to predict future stock‐bond correlations from past interest and growth rates. Explains the concepts involved and uses...
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Evidence of mean reversion in U.S. stock prices during the post‐World War II era is mixed. I find that using the standard portfolio formation method to construct size‐sorted portfolios is inadequate for detecting mean reversion. Using alternative portfolio formation methods and additional...
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Hall (2001a) argues that the value of intangible assets can be inferred from firms’ stock market value and the value of tangible assets, which suggests rational valuation in the market. This paper investigates the relationship between firms’ future stock returns and their inferred...
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