Style investing

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Risky assets are categorized into different styles by investors and allocate funds among these styles on the basis of their relative performance. Further analysis of style investing leading to the generation of predictions and new ways of looking at existing empirical facts, are discussed.

author: Shleifer, Andrei, Barberis, Nicholas
Investments, Financial analysis, Investment management

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Stock market driven acquisitions

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A model of mergers and acquisitions based on stock market misvaluations of the combining firms is presented. The model discusses the mode of payment, the valuation effects of mergers, merger waves and who acquires.

author: Shleifer, Andrei, Vishny, Robert W.
Models

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Valuation waves and merger activity: the empirical evidence

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A study of the stock market driven acquisition activities indicates that errors in valuations start merger activities. In this context the effect of market-to-book ratios is examined.

author: Rhodes-Kropf, Matthew, Viswanathan, S., Robinson, David T.
Stocks

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subjects list: United States, Analysis, Forecasts and trends, Acquisitions and mergers, Market trend/market analysis, Valuation, Stock markets, Stock market
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