This investigation utilized the VARX-DCC-MEGARCH model assimilated with skewed-t density to analyze the time-different (i.e., daytime, overnight, and daily) connectedness among S&P 500, DAX 30, FTSE-100, Nikkei 225, and Shanghai Composite Index. This investigation discovered that the current...

We examine the diversification properties of holding listed REITs versus listed property companies (LPCs). If holding LPCs in addition to REITs provides excess diversification benefits, this would imply that investors have a larger pool of real estate assets in which to invest. Preliminary...

This paper reconciles the controversy regarding the substitutability between equity REITs (EREITs) and mortgage REITs (MREITs) in existing literature. Using CRSP/Ziman data from 1992-2011, we show that the driving economic factors on EREIT returns are different from those driving MREIT returns,...

The allocation of assets across different markets is a crucial element of investment strategy. In this regard, stocks and bonds are two significant assets that form the backbone of multi-asset allocation. Among publicly offered funds the stock-bond hybrid fund gives investors a return while...