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Assessing the Performance of Actively Managed Global Funds
by Luyuan Fan Abstract It has been widely debated whether managed funds outperform their index counterparts. Many scholars have carried out empirical testing for U.S. managed funds, but few have examined global funds. This study compares the total returns and risk-adjusted returns for 29 largest global funds with that of a basket of Vanguard indexes […]
The Value of Unsolicited Buy Recommendations to Investors: Can Investors Trade Profitably Based on E-mail Spam?
by Angela Nicole Aldrich Abstract This paper explores the possibility of trading profitably based on information contained in email spam messages advertising certain stock trades. Through careful analysis of a basket of sixteen stocks that were recommended to my advisor and myself via unsolicited email spam, I conclude that the most effective way for investors […]
