This study tests for calendar anomalies in returns for petroleum and petroleum products via the futures market, specifically, the day-of-the-week (DOW) effect. The energy future contracts in this study are the WTI (West Texas Intermediate), Brent, RBOB (Reformulated Blendstock for Oxygenate...

Target Date Funds (TDFs) have become the default investment choice in retirement accounts for most households. Later-dated TDFs (e.g., further away from the present day) allocate a more significant percentage of each dollar invested into equities relative to fixed income. As the TDF moves closer...