Cross-sectional stock return predictability has always been an intriguing issue for the researchers as it relates to a number of resilient puzzles in finance. This paper provides a comprehensive analysis on the stock return predictability in China form January 1994 to March 2011 by employing...

Taxes have a first-order impact on portfolio returns. Most research mistakenly assumes that portfolios command similar tax burdens, or that tax burdens are proportional to dividend yields. Portfolio strategies differ in the pace of capital gains realization. We use the federal tax codes from...