forecast more frequently when traded CDSs reference their firms. We further find a stronger impact of CDS availability on firm …

. The failure of management to attain a forecast may reflect poorly on its industry understanding, knowledge of the firm …

yet-to-be-announced firm performance and convey earnings news, even for firms less likely to forecast if forecasting were …; the act of forecasting and forecast timing provide some information, but no significant incremental earnings news is …

We document an improvement in analysts’ forecast accuracy following increased sector ETF ownership. We identify a …, analysts have an opportunity to re-optimize their attention to firm-specific information and improve forecast accuracy …

forecast precision, clarity, and verifiability affects the bias, quality, and stock price effects of such forecasts. Many MCFFs … over forecast precision, clarity, and verifiability affects the bias, quality, and stock price effects of such forecasts …

earnings forecasters, we see that small adjustments to the model forecasts lead to more forecast accuracy. Based on past track …

accurate earnings forecasts than individual analysts and that the stock market reacts more strongly to forecast revisions … show that team size and team member ability are significantly associated with forecast accuracy. Moreover, using detailed … analyst background information from LinkedIn, we find that forecast accuracy is positively associated with team diversity …

-or-beating the analyst consensus forecast. I provide an overview of their methods and findings, and then discuss the assumptions …