This paper uses a multi-asset framework to investigate the ramifications of transaction costs on international portfolio allocations. I employ numerical simulation techniques to study the evolution of an international portfolio and the behavior of net equity purchases, and compare the model's...

Asset prices have been found to respond to unpredicted changes in macroeconomic variables in a number of studies. This paper focuses on the relationship between economic factors and the stock market for a small open economy, namely Canada. Exchange risk is observed to have a significant impact...

There is no consensus in the literature as to which model should be used to estimate stock returns and the cost of capital in the emerging markets. The Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), which is most often used for this purpose in the developed markets, has a poor empirical record and is...

The market value of corporate stock in the United States increased by nearly one trillion dollars between December 1994 and July 1995. This paper explores the distribution of the stock ownership, and hence the gains from the stock price rise, and what the rise in stock prices implies for...

The objective of this paper is to examine the absolute and risk-adjusted effects on distribution rates and total wealth created by adding loss-limiting trend following strategies to buy and hold portfolios. Using 150 years of equity and bond data, we found that applying trend following to...

An investor, as Warren Buffett, said should think like a part-owner when investing in common stocks. As a part-owner, the investor should be concerned about the competitive positioning of the business he/she is invested in. A business that is relatively insulated from competitive actions, will...

High book-to-market stocks earn higher average returns than low book-to-market stocks. This result has been verified using stock returns from the U.S., developed, and emerging markets. Why B/M explains expected returns is still an open question. In this paper, we use stock returns representing...

The FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index is the flagship index at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). It captures more than 80% of the total market capitalisation of all the shares listed on the JSE. It is tradable and the liquid ALSI future is listed on this index. A superficial view of the long-term...

The study focus on the advantages and disadvantages of dividend discount model using a market based approach. The study looks at the valuation given by the market for stocks and whether that valuation is justified by returns given by the stock in the form of dividends and capital gains. The...

The purpose of this study is to examine patterns of price limit hits for stocks listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Explanations are provided for the empirical findings and the extent to which the price limit hit patterns are related to existing stock returns patterns. We argue that if patterns...