Tuesdays are all about academic (and practitioner) literature at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s edition including a look at whether multi-tasking portfolio managers underperform.
Quote of the Day
"While many would like to believe that building models is a science, there is a lot art to finding the right model."
(Mark Rzepczynski)
Chart of the Day
The 2020-21 era was rough for IPOs. (chart via @ycharts)
AI
- How to identify those companies that will benefit from AI adoption. (sparklinecapital.com)
- Why asset managers need their own AI sandboxes. (institutionalinvestor.com)
Analysts
- How the work environment affects sell-side analyst performance. (papers.ssrn.com)
- Analysts do better forecasting the earnings of female-led companies. (alphaarchitect.com)
Skew
- There's nothing magical about positive skew. (priceactionlab.com)
- Why managed futures investing isn't more popular. (caia.org)
Private equity
- Smaller companies benefit more from PE ownership. (mailchi.mp)
- PE firms have been slow to adopt ESG principles. (institutionalinvestor.com)
Mutual funds
- Do mutual funds overvalue their stakes in startups? (papers.ssrn.com)
- How disappointment drives a lot of fund outflows. (papers.ssrn.com)
Research
- It makes total sense that equity market valuations are higher today than in the past. (ofdollarsanddata.com)
- Indices have gotten more concentrated over time. (morningstar.com)
- How much are lower interest and tax expenses account for faster earnings growth? (mailchi.mp)
- Just how predictable are momentum crashes? (alphaarchitect.com)
- What you get when you replicate the performance of an investment strategy. (insights.finominal.com)
- When does ESG news hit the screens of investors? (papers.ssrn.com)
- A round-up of research about forecasting markets. (capitalspectator.com)
- Why you should take happiness studies with a grain of salt. (wsj.com)
