We apply a stationary bootstrap approach that enables us to test the value added of rebalancing for stock-bond portfolios using historical data from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany. Analyzing the Sharpe ratio, the Omega measure, and the Sortino ratio as simple measures of...

This study compares the performance of different rebalancing strategies under realistic market conditions by reporting statistical significance levels. Our analysis is based on historical data from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany and comprises three different classes of...

This study presents a systematic comparison of portfolio insurance strategies. In order to test for statistical significance of the differences in downside performance risk measures between pairs of portfolio insurance strategies, we use a bootstrap-based hypothesis test. Our comparison of...

We compare the risk-adjusted performance of stock-bond portfolios between rebalancing and buy-and-hold across different asset allocations by reporting statistical significance levels. Our investigation is based on a 30-year dataset and in-corporates the financial markets of the United States,...

We propose a new method for estimating how much decisions under monadic uncertainty matter. The method is generic and suitable for measuring responsibility in finite horizon sequential decision processes. It fulfills "fairness" requirements and three natural conditions for responsibility...

What role does the selection of an investor and the timing of financing play in initial coin offerings (ICOs)? We investigate the operating and financial performance of ventures conducting ICOs with different types of investors at different points in the ventures' life cycle. We find that,...

This paper evaluates the predictive performance of machine learning methods in forecasting European stock returns. Compared to a linear benchmark model, interactions and nonlinear effects help improve the predictive performance. But machine learning models must be adequately trained and tuned to...

Using an international data set that quantifies corporate environmental costs, we analyze the influence of institutional investor ownership, particularly investment horizon and investor origin, on the monetized environmental impact generated by their investee firms. Institutional investor...

Zur Rendite-Risiko-Beziehung am deutschen Aktienmarkt Eine empirische Analyse der Beziehung zwischen dem Deutschen Aktienindex DAX und dem Volatilitätsindex VDAX Diese Studie untersucht den empirischen Zusammenhang zwischen den Volatilitätsindizes VDAX bzw. VDAX-New und dem Aktienmarktindex...

Die Konstruktion eines Performanceindexes für geschlossene Schiffsfonds Geschlossene Schiffsfonds stellen für private Anleger seit vielen Jahren eine bedeutende Form der Kapitalanlage dar und bildeten in der Vergangenheit das erfolgreichste Finanzierungsinstrument für die deutschen...