Recent studies identify stock return patterns associated with changes in Federal Reserve monetary policy. We find that these return patterns prevail across sixteen industry stock indices. However, significant cross-industry variation exists as the apparel industry exhibits mean annual returns...

We provide evidence on the role of commodity futures in portfolios comprised of stocks, bonds, T‐bills, and real estate. Over the period investigated (1973–1997), Markowitz optimization over a range of risk levels gives substantial weight to commodity futures, thereby enhancing the...

We investigate the likelihood of extreme foreign exchange-rate exposure (FXE), conditioning upon key firm factors and an expanded view of hedging. Our investigation incorporates the Fama and French (1993) three-factor (FF three-factor) model terms in reconciling equity returns vis-à-vis...

PPurpose – The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the effectiveness of integrating a portfolio simulation-based trading program with the top-down approach to fundamental analysis in a security analysis course. The simulation allows for the application of class material using a combination...

The claim that divided payments serve as signals to market participants is widely accepted. However, recent evidence has increased the uncertainty regarding the information conveyed when a firm drops its dividend. In particular, DeAngelo, DeAngelo, and Skinner (1992) and Healy and Palepu (1988)...