We model the dynamic interaction between stock and bond returns using a multivariate model with level effects and asymmetries in conditional volatility. We examine the out-of-sample performance using daily returns on the S&P 500 index and 10 year Treasury bond. We find evidence for...

We examine the profitability of implementing a short term trading strategy based on predicting the error in analysts' earnings per share forecasts using publicly available information. In the 1998-2010 I/B/E/S data, the strategy of taking a long (short) position in stocks with the most...

We use an incentivized survey experiment to test how visualizing key information of mutual funds helps investors to follow the minimum-cost investment strategy. Respondents can invest in three ETFs tracking the same index and we find that adding a net expected return graph reduces the amount of...

In this paper, we study the impact of macroeconomic news announcements on the conditional volatility of stock and bond returns. Using daily returns on the Samp;P 500 index, the NASDAQ index, and the 1 and 10 year U.S. Treasury bonds, some interesting results emerge. Announcement shocks appear to...

In this paper we study the impact of macroeconomic news announcements on the conditional volatility of stock and bond returns. Using daily returns on the Samp;P 500 index, the NASDAQ index, and the 1 and 10 year U.S. Treasury bonds, some interesting results emerge. Announcement shocks appear to...

In this paper, we test whether news contained in macroeconomic announcements is priced in the cross-section of stock returns. When including news on a set of widely followed individual macroeconomic fundamentals in the cross-section of stock returns, estimates of their prices of risk are...