Although the traditional sources of financial knowledge in Japan are financial advisors and investment groups, the digital era and artificial intelligence have made other sources of information, such as social media and mass media, more influential. As such, it has become important to examine...

This paper examines the impact of borrower-based macroprudential policy tightening on mortgage lending in Slovakia, focusing in particular on the role of financial advisors in shaping loan characteristics. Using a comprehensive loan-level dataset from Slovak banks, we analyze the effects of key...

In this article, we evaluate the relationship between quality investing combined with Economic Moat, ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) and analyst opinions over the period 2014-2020 based on a data set comprising 803 US stocks. Performance is evaluated using several metrics (returns and...

Studies show that innovation information disclosed by listed firms affects the decision of non-listed firms and their stakeholders. This paper explores whether innovation information disclosed within a specific list board (i.e., market) also spills over to other list boards. Based on the...

Certain institutional features of 401(k) plans can create conflicts of interest between plan participants and financial advisors that advise them. We study one such conflict: when advisors are affiliated with the plan's recordkeeper. Using a large dataset of 401(k) plans, we find that affiliated...

Certain institutional features of 401(k) plans can create conflicts of interest between plan participants and financial advisors that advise them. We study one such conflict: when advisors are affiliated with the plan's recordkeeper. Using a large dataset of 401(k) plans, we find that affiliated...

This study provides evidence on the performance and labor market trajectories of sell-side equity analysts with prior experience or education in accounting. Analysts with work experience in accounting issue both more accurate earnings per share (EPS) forecasts and more profitable sell...

We study whether large language models (LLMs) can generate suitable financial advice and which LLM features are associated with higher-quality advice. To this end, we elicit portfolio recommendations from 32 LLMs for 64 investor profiles, which differ in their risk preferences, home country,...

This study documents economically meaningful and persistent financial advisor fixed effects in target firms’ abnormal stock returns shortly prior to takeover announcements.Additional difference-in-differences analyses suggest that advisors are associated with lower pre-bid stock returns after...

Target prices forecasted by sell-side equity research analysts play a crucial role in market participants' investment decisions. We, using a large sample for Indian markets, determine during the period and end of the period 12-month ahead target price achievements, examine the effectiveness of...

We conduct an incentivized experiment with a nationally representative sample to investigate gender discrimination among people receiving advice on risky investments. Participants learn about actual start-up firms they can invest in. Before deciding how much of their endowment to invest, they...

In the era of advancing digital transformation, the impact of the digital divide on residents' financial behavior has garnered considerable attention, yet there exists a gap in understanding its implications for financial advisors. Employing the analytical framework of "access gap-usage...

A financial advisor may either act as a consultant or may be delegated the entire financial advising process. In both cases, researchers tend to conclude that advisors have an impact on their clients' financial outcomes. However, there is no agreement on the nature and extent of this impact. We...