This paper presents an equity market where the value of a new technology is infrequently observable while the equity claim of the asset is continuously traded. We clear the stock market between two optimal asset allocation strategies, speculative vs. fundamental, adopted by risk-averse investors...

Pro forma estimation of financial statements often builds on constant ratios to sales revenue. While constant ratios may be relevant for established firms operating in predictable industries, they yield noninformative and possibly misleading information when applied to new firms, and...

This note compares three different investment strategies for long-term investment plans: a Cost Average Plan (CAP), a monthly deposits plan, and the Buy and Hold strategy. Using data from January, 2003 to December, 2022 from four European Monetary Union countries, France, Germany, Spain and...

This study explores long-term investment strategies for individuals in European countries who have limited initial capital and may have no expertise in financial economics. We compare three strategies-Cost Average Plan (CAP), Bank Deposits Plan (BDP), and Buy and Hold (BnH)-by analyzing their...