"This book is designed to provide a good understanding of the field of investments while stimulating interest in the subject. This understanding is valuable because each of us must make various investment decisions during our lifetimes--definitely as individuals, and pos- sibly in our chosen...

We find strong evidence linking the momentum pattern in equity returns with a prominent measure of macroeconomic conditions, specifically the funding environment. We show that the size and consistency of the momentum premium varies systematically across funding states. Furthermore, we find...