Introduction -- Money management -- Saving behavior -- Credit behavior and debt problems -- Insurance and prevention behavior -- Pension plans and retirement plans -- Investment behavior -- Tax behavior : compliance and evasion -- Victims of financial fraud -- Responsible financial behavior --...

The impact of uncertainty on firms' investment outlays is subject to an ongoing debate. Theory identifies several channels. Irreversibility, financing constraints and risk aversion make a negative relationship between uncertainty and investment likely. On the other hand, the ability of firms to...

Anleitung für eine sachgerechte und systematische Wertpapieranalyse. In der Praxis und an Hochschulen gut eingeführtes Standardwerk. Neu: Auswirkungen der Niedrigzinspolitik und ausführliche Darstellung von Commodities. Von den Grundlagen des Wertpapiermanagements bis zur Messung des...

Evolution and outlook of the ETF market : from a trickle to a mighty roar -- Characteristics of exchange-traded funds : weighting myths and realities -- Exploring the tax advantages of exchange-traded funds -- Understanding the complex universe and role of fixed-income funds as investment...

This paper analyzes how newly introduced transparency requirements for short positions affect investors' behavior and security prices. Employing a unique data set, which contains both public positions above and confidential positions below the regulatory disclosure threshold, we offer several...

Why do retail consumers look for P2P financial intermediation? Are internetbased peer-to-peer (P2P) loans a substitute for or a complement to bank loans? In this study we answer these questions by comparing P2P lending with the nonconstruction consumer credit market in Germany. We show that P2P...