Index

Les Coleman (The University of Melbourne, Australia)

New Principles of Equity Investment

ISBN: 978-1-78973-064-7, eISBN: 978-1-78973-063-0

Publication date: 5 February 2019

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Coleman, L. (2019), "Index", New Principles of Equity Investment, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 245-258. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78973-063-020191011

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INDEX

Note: Page numbers followed by “f” indicate figure; those followed by “n” indicate footnote; and those by “t” indicate table.

accounting variables

as firm value determinants
, 138–140, 139t

return and
, 142, 144, See also predictive models

accounts
, 102

as dataset
, 4

focus of
, 102

fundamental analysis based on
, 103–104

quality of
, 128–129

acquisition/mergers
, 86–87

Adamson, D. d. F.
, 132

affect, extrinsic value and
, 44–45

Agarwal, V.
, 8n1

Ai, H.
, 31

Allais, M
, 57

Altman, E. I.
, 130

Altman Z (model)
, 130

American Association of Individual Investors
, 160, 163

Andrés-Alonso, D.
, 50

Andrew, J.
, 132

‘anticipation process’ to investment
, 97

Applied Investment Theory (Coleman)
, 17

APT.
, See arbitrage pricing theory (APT)

arbitrage pricing theory (APT)
, 115–116, 203

Asness, C. S.
, 163

asset allocation
, 5, 15, 24, 73

individual investors and
, 9

institutional investors and
, 8–9, 9n4, 207

MPT and
, 199

asset markets
, 4, See also equity markets

macroeconomics and
, 153

asset prices
, 11, 42, 153, See also prices/pricing

globalisation of markets and
, 143

assets under management (AUM)
, 9n4, 72–73, 131, 198

audit
, 219–220

AUM.
, See assets under management (AUM)

Australia

model audit engagement letter
, 220

Securities and Investment Commission of
, 157, 220

Securities Exchange
, 158

valuation measures/ratios
, 114, 115t

avoidance, as risk management strategy
, 125

Azofra-Palenzuela, V.
, 50

Baddy, C.
, 91

Bagehot, W.
, 42

Baker, M.
, 160

bankruptcy
, 32, 86, 101

Enron Corporation
, 128–129

quantitative tests
, 130

retail industry (US)
, 134–135, 135t

weak future returns and
, 135–136

Bansal, H. S.
, 28

Bayes Rule
, 184–185

Beeferman, L.
, 21

behavioural biases
, 50, 51, 52t–53t

behavioural finance (BF)
, 50–51

conception
, 202

implications for
, 211–214

Berkman, H.
, 116

Berkshire Hathaway
, 60, 62, 63f, 63n2

‘Better Business Reporting,’
, 220

bias(es)

behavioural
, 50, 51, 52t–53t

confirmation
, 45

Kantian
, 9n4

status quo
, 165

Birinyi, L.
, 71

Black, F.
, 20, 49

Black–Scholes options pricing
, 13, 37

The Blue Way (Adamson and Andrew)
, 132

Blustein, P.
, 89

boards of directors
, 129–130

Bodie, Z.
, 57n1, 116n3, 158

Boer, F. P.
, 28

Bossaerts, P.
, 18–19

Bouchaud, J.-P.
, 98

Bowman, E. H.
, 83

Bradbury, M. E.
, 116

Branson, R.
, 179

Brealey, R. A.
, 117n4

British Academy
, 42

Buffett, W.
, 57n1, 60–61, 62, 63, 64, 118, 185, 191, 215

Butler, S.
, 1

Campbell, J. Y.
, 191

CANSLIM model
, 66

capital asset pricing model (CAPM)
, 114–115, 203

FM valuations and
, 74

cash flow.
, See also discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis

calculation
, 107

cyclical
, 133

free
, 107

future
, 102

pro forma statement
, 108t

transitory
, 108

Cassidy, D.
, 185

cause-and-effect relationships
, 11

Chan, L. K.
, 11

chaos theory
, 85

Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
, See Enron Corporation

Chicago Center for Research in Security Prices (CRSP)
, 50, 101

classical economics
, 2

dictums of
, 6

Clayman, M.
, 119

closed end mutual fund discount
, 39

closed loop system
, 3, 4

Cochrane, J. H.
, 17, 107

co-insurance
, 90, 132, 133–134

Coleman, R.
, 21

compensation
, 42, 91, 130

competition regulation
, 87

component model of prices
, 5, 15–17

conceptualistion
, 27–29

extrinsic value.
, See extrinsic value

intrinsic value.
, See intrinsic value

optionality.
, See real options

overview
, 23–24

top down worldview
, 206

transactional value.
, See transactional value

confirmation bias
, 45

conventional vs. equity markets
, 25–27

Cooper, M. J.
, 132

corporate governance
, 130–131

credit ratings
, 130

crowdsourcing
, 3

cycles
, 169–171

explanations for
, 169

indication of
, 166f, 169–170

cyclical cash flows
, 133

Damodaran, A.
, 30, 57n1, 107, 158

Darwin, C.
, 7

datasets
, 4

Davis, N.
, 155

DCF.
, See discounted cash flow analysis (DCF)

debt securities
, 155

Defoe, Daniel
, 1, 2

DeMiguel, V.
, 181

Democratic Party (US)
, 132

Dennis, Richard
, 69–70

Dictionary of Political Economy (Higgs)
, 84

diminishing marginal utility
, 7

discounted cash flow analysis (DCF)
, 6, 28, 61, 101, 105, See also cash flow

comparative findings
, 116–118

conventional approach to
, 109

FM valuations and
, 74

limited use of
, 117

disequilibrium in equity price
, 166

disposition effect
, 165

DJIA.
, See Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA)

Dodd, D.
, 30, 40–41, 97, 123

Donchian, R.
, 70

Dostoevsky, T.
, 149, 158

Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA)
, 67–68, 98

downward sloping demand curve
, 7

dynamic, conditional techniques for price evaluation
, 140–146, See also predictive models

ECM.
, See error correction model (ECM)

economic growth, stock returns and
, 153–154

economic systems
, 7

The Economist
, 41, 42

Edgeworth price cycles
, 14, 166–169, 212

Edwards, F. R.
, 8n1

Elizabeth II, Queen
, 42

Ellis, Charles
, 72

endogenous risks
, 90–92, 126

endowment effect
, 165

Enron Corporation
, 90, 128–129, 129t

Chapter 11 bankruptcy
, 128–129

enterprise risk management (ERM) programmes
, 88

equilibrium price
, 6, 27, 166, 169, 199, 206

equities.
, See also investments; price/pricing; risk(s); risk management

as contracts
, 1

debt securities and
, 155

as extensive variables
, 3, 4, 25

high-risk, elimination of
, 125–136

intrinsic/fundamental value
, 5

nature and substance
, 3

relational contracts
, 6, 25, 54

standard goods vs.
, 25–27

equity markets.
, See also investments; price/pricing; risk management

conventional markets vs.
, 25–27

crashes
, 2

incremental investment and
, 14

instability
, 7

institutional investors in.
, See institutional investors

predictable patterns in
, 13–15

seasonality and
, 14–15

socialisation of
, 41–43, 205, 206

structure of
, 160–161

technical analysis and.
, See technical analysis/analysts (TA)

timing, return from
, 172–173, 174f

equity return.
, See return(s)

Erdemlioglu, D.
, 28

error correction model (ECM)
, 141–142, 143–146

An Essay upon Public Credit (Defoe)
, 1

ethical investments
, 131

evaluation techniques, for price
, 140–146, See also predictive models

executive compensation.
, See compensation

exogenous risks
, 86–90

extensive variables
, 3, 4, See also equities

intensive variables vs.
, 25–26

extrinsic value
, 5, 15, 29, 40–47, 212, 213

investment heuristics and
, 43–44

market data and
, 17

psychological contributor to
, 44–46

quantification
, 50

socialisation and
, 41–43

ExxonMobil Corporation
, 92

factor models
, 114–116, See also market-based approach, to pricing

APT
, 115–116

CAPM
, 114–115

Fair, R. C.
, 98

Fair Disclosure (SEC’s regulation)
, 96

Fama, E. F.
, 77, 83, 154, 161–162

Farmer, J. D.
, 98

feedbacks
, 3, 4, 17, 82, 151

debt and
, 155

deterministic chaotic system
, 166

economic systems and
, 7

equities and
, 44, 155, 159

socialised markets
, 11

transaction
, 41

Veblen properties
, 47

Ferguson, J.
, 116

Ferris, K.
, 23

Fidelity Investments
, 118

financial crisis (2007-2008)
, 88–89, 157

financial distress
, 130

financial institutions
, 4, See also investors

trends/trending and
, 164

Financial Statement and Security Valuation (Penman)
, 57n1

financial statements
, 102

Fisher, Irving
, 90

Fisher, Phil
, 58–60

forecasting return.
, See predictive models

four component model of equity price.
, See component model of prices

free cash flow
, 107

French, K. R.
, 77, 83

Friedman, M.
, 82, 210

Frydman, R.
, 218

fundamental analysis/valuation
, 95–120

approaches to
, 102–104

challenges/issues in
, 95–97

comparative findings
, 116–118

complexities of
, 120–122

elements in
, 103t

factors promoting
, 95

framework
, 101–104

impediments to
, 119–120

market-based techniques.
, See market-based approach, to pricing

paradox involved in
, 96

perspectives on
, 96–97

price-sensitive firm attributes
, 104–105

projecting price from firm payoffs
, 105, 107–110

steps in
, 102–103

techniques
, 95, 100–101, 100t

value investing
, 118–120

fundamental value.
, See intrinsic value

fund managers
, 18

AUM-based fees
, 73

CFA accreditation
, 73

conduct of
, 73–74

investment techniques/strategies
, 74–75

Galbraith, John K.
, 42, 197

Garlappi, L.
, 181

GDP
, 175

corporate earnings and
, 150

equity prices and
, 150, 152

fall in
, 86

interest rates and
, 154

returns and
, 153–154

unexpected surge in
, 37

Ghysels, E.
, 83

global financial crisis.
, See financial crisis (2007-2008)

Global Stability Report (IMF)
, 89

Goldberg, M. D.
, 218

goods in traditional markets
, 3

Gordon, M. J.
, 110n1, 218

governance.
, See corporate governance

Graham, B.
, 30, 40–41, 57n1, 58, 59, 60, 75, 76, 97, 118, 123

Green, J.
, 104

Greenspan, Alan
, 41

‘Greenspan Put,’
, 164

Greenwich Associates
, 72

growth

abnormal
, 12

assets
, 216

economic, stock returns and
, 153–154

income
, 59

investors
, 187

revenue
, 59

Gulen, H.
, 132

Hamlet (Shakespeare)
, 95, 96

Hand, J. R. M.
, 104

Harvey, C. R.
, 11, 104, 124

Hasanhodzic, J.
, 70, 71, 157

Haugen, R. A.
, 84

hazard, moral.
, See moral hazard

hazard liabilities
, 5, 15, 29, 33, 35t, 37, 38, 136–137, See also real options

hedging
, 88, 130, 133, See also risk management

Heins, A. J.
, 84

herding
, 75, 94, 165

The Heretics of Finance (Lo and Hasanhodzic)
, 70

Hicks, John
, 87

Hofstede, G.
, 157

Hubbard, R. G.
, 8n1

human decisions, factors influencing
, 7

Hwang, L.-S.
, 31

IMF.
, See International Monetary Fund (IMF)

individualism, return and
, 157

inflation
, 154–155

interest rate and
, 154

information
, 64, 98–99, 104, 175, 206–207, 218, 219

firm as source of
, 104

fund managers (FM)
, 74–75

non-fundamental
, 40

permanent impact on prices
, 99

price-sensitive
, 13–14, 162–165, 168

publicly reported firm-specific
, 163

role in price change
, 99

utility
, 11, 102

value-sensitive
, 164

informational cascades
, 45

information asymmetry
, 26, 40, 91–92

information innovations
, 23, 206

during 1941–1987 in US
, 99

injuries.
, See workplace injuries

In Search of Excellence (Peters and Waterman)
, 119

insider trading
, 88

institutional economics
, 150

institutional investors
, 18, See also investors

asset allocation and
, 8–9, 9n4

AUM.
, See assets under management (AUM)

dominant role
, 26–27, 212–213

investment style of
, 72–75

insurance, for risk management
, 102, 133–134

intensive variables
, 25–26

interest rates
, 155–156

GDP and
, 154

inflation and
, 154

International Monetary Fund (IMF)
, 89

intrinsic value
, 5, 15, 29, 30–31, 136, 205

concept
, 30

duplication/replication
, 30–31

investment.
, See also portfolios; risk management

anticipation process to
, 97

complexity of
, 165

gaps in understanding of
, 2

as intertemporal
, 3

nature and mechanics of
, 24–27

optimised
, 2

paradigm
, 5

performance evaluation.
, See performance evaluation

principles
, 3–4

ranking candidate
, 8–9

risk in.
, See risk(s)

skill
, 62–64

value
, 118–120

Investments (Bodie, Kane and Marcus)
, 158

Investments (CFA Institute)
, 97

investors
, 3

behaviour
, 3–4

behavioural biases
, 50, 51, 52t–53t

ethical and socially responsible
, 131

financial distress
, 130

growth
, 187

horizon and foresight, mismatch
, 10–12

as loss averse
, 80

market oriented
, 187

personal accounts
, 58–71

personalised investment style
, 69

small capitalisation
, 187

status quo bias
, 165

value
, 186, 187

wish list
, 218–222

Investor’s Daily
, 66

‘invisible hand,’
, 7

IPO
, 49

Irving, P. G.
, 28

Irwin, S. H.
, 159

It’s When You Sell That Counts (Cassidy)
, 185

Jacobs, H.
, 104

Jean-Jacques, J. D.
, 118

Jensen, C.
, 117

Jensen, M.
, 162

Jones, Paul Tudor
, 67–68

Journal of Applied Corporate Finance
, 90

Journal of Business Ethics
, 91

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis
, 84

Kahneman, D.
, 80

Kane, A.
, 57n1, 116n3, 158

Kaniel, R.
, 8n2

Kantian bias
, 9n4

Karceski, J.
, 11

Keynes, J. M.
, 41, 43, 97

Keynesian orthodoxy
, 200

Kiersz, A.
, 63

Kiku, D.
, 31

Knight, F.
, 29, 82

knowledge risk
, 83, 184

knowledge translation
, 1–2

Kovner, B.
, 68–69

KPMG
, 220

Kuhnian revolution
, 218

Kutan, A. M.
, 155

The Lady’s Answer to the Knight (Butler)
, 1

La Fuente-Herrero, D.
, 50

Lakonishok, J.
, 11

Lambertides, N.
, 28, 31, 50, 54

LAPR.
, See also loss-adjusted performance ranking (LAPR)

Lauer, M.
, 65, 66

Laurent, S.
, 28

law of one price, violations of
, 38–39

clientele effect
, 39

closed end mutual fund discount
, 39

concept
, 38–39

LEAP.
, See Long-term Equity AnticiPation Securities (LEAP)

Leiblein, M. J.
, 133

Leibniz, G.
, 7

leverage, in portfolios
, 190

Lewis, M.
, 57

Lie, E.
, 111–112

Lie, H.
, 111–112

Lillo, F.
, 98

Lipper
, 73

Liu, J.
, 116–117

Liu, W.
, 152

Liu, Y.
, 11, 104, 124

Livingstone survey
, 171

Lo, A. W.
, 70, 71, 157, 218

Long-term Equity AnticiPation Securities (LEAP)
, 182–183

loss-adjusted performance ranking (LAPR)
, 192–193

The Lunacy of Modern Finance Theory and Regulation (Coleman)
, 17, 221

Lynch, P.
, 57n1, 58, 61–64, 87, 185, 191, 215

MACD.
, See moving average convergence-divergence oscillator (MACD)

macroeconomic variables

influence on equity prices
, 151–153

as predictors of returns
, 152

Marcus, A. J.
, 57n1, 116n3, 117n4, 158

Marcus, M.
, 10

market-based approach, to pricing
, 111–116

factor models
, 114–116

relative valuation (RV)
, 111–114

utility
, 116

market efficiency
, 158

market oriented investors
, 187

markets.
, See also equity markets

classical theory of
, 25

conventional/traditional vs. equity
, 25–27

market sentiment index
, 160

market timing
, 172–173

market-to-book (MTB) ratios
, 105, 111, 113–114

market turning points
, 170–171, See also trends

Market Wizards (Schwager)
, 65

Markowitz, H. M.
, 137, 192

Marshall, A.
, 6, 7, 149

McLean, B.
, 89

McLean, R. D.
, 138

mergers.
, See acquisition/mergers

Merton, R. C.
, 20, 77

milestones, price
, 171–172

Miller, M. H.
, 28, 51

mispricings
, 97, 98

modern portfolio theory (MPT)
, 18, 74, 84, 199–204

foundations
, 200

fund managers and
, 18

impact of
, 199–200

implications for
, 210–211

Keynesian orthodoxy and
, 200

limitations/shortcomings
, 200–203

regulators and
, 201–202

Modigliani, F.
, 28, 51, 83

Modigliani, L.
, 83

Moench, E.
, 152

moral hazard
, 86–88, 91, 133, 134

competition-induced
, 87

concept
, 86

regulation as a source of
, 87

reverse
, 86

technology and products
, 87–88

workplace injuries
, 86

Morningstar
, 73

Moskowitz, T. J.
, 163

moving average convergence-divergence oscillator (MACD)
, 159, 160

MPT.
, See modern portfolio theory (MPT)

Mullally, K. A.
, 8n1

mutual funds.
, See also fund managers

AUM
, 72–73

directors
, 131

factors shaping performance of
, 72

oligopoly
, 72

Myers, S. C.
, 28, 31–32, 51, 117n4

Naik, N. Y.
, 8n1

Nash, J.
, 41

National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
, 170

natura non facit saltum
, 7

Neely, C. J.
, 28

neural approaches, to prediction
, 141

The New York Times
, 99

Nocera, J.
, 89

noisy market hypothesis
, 166

O’Neil, William
, 66

One Up on Wall Street (Lynch)
, 61

opportunity cost
, 2, 9, 10, 15, 24, 30, 31, 100, 101, 107, 155, 180, 190, 192

optionality in equity price.
, See real options

Orlitzky, M.
, 131

oscillators, as technical indicators

described
, 159

MACD
, 159, 160

RSI
, 159–160

out-of-the-money call option
, 32

over-the-counter markets
, 32

Ovtchinnikov, A. V.
, 132

Padley, M.
, 221–222

Park, C. H.
, 159

payoffs, projecting equity price from
, 105, 107–110

cash flow analysis
, 107–109

residual income valuation
, 109–110

Pedersen, L. H.
, 163

Penman, Stephen H.
, 57n1, 102–103

pension plans
, 8, See also retirement savings

performance evaluation
, 190–193, 194t, See also portfolios

benchmark
, 191–193

LAPR
, 192–193

predictive capability
, 191

Sharpe Ratio
, 192, 193

performance-generated risks
, 92–93

Peters, T. J.
, 119

Petitt, B.
, 23

Phillips Curve
, 159

political contributions
, 131–132

political economy
, 149–156

Pontiff, J.
, 138

portfolios
, 179–194

features
, 179

leverage in
, 190

optimising structure of
, 180–182

performance evaluation
, 190–193, 194t

reducing loss exposure
, 182–186

style tilts in
, 186–190

Pound, R.
, 25

power distance, return and
, 157

Pratt, J. W.
, 116n3

predictable patterns, in equity markets
, 13–15

predictive models
, 4

empirical application
, 143–146

error correction model (ECM)
, 141–142, 143–146

neural approaches
, 141

three-pass regression filter (TPRF)
, 142–146

President’s term (US)
, 170

price pressure hypothesis
, 167

price/pricing
, 3

basis of
, 6–8

chaotic time series
, 141

component model of.
, See component model of prices

equilibrium
, 199

evaluation techniques
, 140–146

market-based approach to
, 111–116

practitioner-oriented study
, 97

puzzles in
, 23–24, 206

social aspects
, 3

time varying components
, 11

unique features
, 6–8

price-sensitive information
, 13–14, 162–165, 168, 175

price-to-book ratio
, 83

price-to-earnings ratio (PER)
, 58, 60, 62, 71, 111, 112–113, 114, 116

price-to-sales ratio
, 114

principal components regression (PCR)
, 140n2

Principles of Economics (Marshall)
, 7

probabilistic risk
, 82

prospect theory (PT)
, 80–82, 81f, 92–93

quality of accounts
, 128–129

random walk
, 158, 161–163

assumptions
, 163

ratios.
, See relative valuation (RV); valuation, ratios

real options
, 5, 15, 28, 29, 31–38, 136, 205

benefit
, 32

long
, 33

nature and drivers of
, 34t–35t

portfolio effect
, 36

as shared public good
, 37

short
, 33, 36

standard deviation and
, 137

time value
, 37

valuation of
, 37–38

volatility of
, 38

recessions
, 2, 204

Rechner, P. L.
, 8n1

relational contracts
, 6, 25, 54

relative strength index (RSI)
, 159–160

relative valuation (RV)
, 111–114, See also market-based approach, to pricing

benefits
, 111–112

MTB
, 111, 113–114

PER.
, See price-to-earnings ratio (PER)

price-to-sales ratio
, 114

representative investor
, 18

residual income valuation (RIV)
, 6, 109–110

retail industry (US)
, 134–135, 135t

retirement savings
, 8, 72, 197, 212, See also pension plans

return(s).
, See also return-risk relationship

future, higher
, 105

GDP and
, 153–154

gender role rigidity and
, 157

individualism and
, 157

inflation and
, 154–155

interest rates and
, 155–156

lagged values of variables and
, 104–105, 106t

long-term orientation and
, 157

from market timing
, 172–173, 174f

power distance and
, 157

predictive models.
, See predictive models

uncertainty avoidance and
, 157

return-risk relationship
, 83–84

concave relationship
, 84

negative relationship
, 83–84

non-linear relationship
, 84

positive relationship
, 83

Reuer, J. J.
, 133

revenue growth
, 59

Rhoades, D. L.
, 8n1

risk(s)
, 5, 79–93

boards of directors and
, 129–130

conceptualistion
, 80–83

determinants
, 85–93

endogenous
, 90–92

exogenous
, 86–90

overview
, 79–80

performance-generated
, 92–93

prospect theory (PT)
, 80–82, 81f, 92–93

return and
, 83–84

sources
, 85f

"Risk and the rate of return on financial assets" (Haugen and Heins)
, 84

risk-averse investor
, 18

risk budgets
, 132

risk management
, 125–136

addressing harm from latent risk determinants
, 127–128

avoidance as
, 126

building slack
, 132–133

corporate governance and
, 130–131

ethical and socially responsible investment and
, 131

financial distress
, 130

hedging
, 130, 133

insurance
, 102, 133–134

minimising semi-variation/downside risk
, 126–127

perspectives
, 125–126

political contributions and
, 131–132

quality of accounts and
, 128–129

Ritter, J. R.
, 153

Royal Dutch Petroleum
, 39

RSI.
, See relative strength index (RSI)

Saar, G.
, 8n2

SAD.
, See seasonal affective disorder (SAD)

Samuelson, P.
, 185

Santa-Clara, P.
, 83

Savage, L. J.
, 82, 210

sawtooth price pattern
, 160, 166–169

petrol retailing and
, 166n5

Scheid, J.
, 63n2

Scholes, Myron
, 77

Schumpeter, J. A.
, 171

‘Schumpeterian shocks,’
, 99, 163

Schwager, Jack D.
, 65

seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
, 15

seasonality, market patterns and
, 14–15

SEC.
, See Securities and Exchange Commission (US)

Securities Act of 1933 (US)
, 101

Securities and Exchange Commission (US)
, 96, 157

Securities and Investment Commission (Australia)
, 157, 220

Securities Exchange (Australia)
, 158

securities law
, 101

securities regulation
, 157

Security Analysis (Graham and Dodd)
, 58

semi-deviation (SD)
, 126–127, 137, 144, 145, 181, 192–193

sentiment, indicators of
, 160, See also market sentiment index

Shakespeare, William
, 95, 96

Shapiro, E.
, 218

Sharpe Ratio
, 192, 193

Shaw, A. R.
, 70

Shefrin, H.
, 46

Shell Transport
, 39

Shiller, R. J.
, 41, 46, 213

Siegel, J. J.
, 98, 166

size, as firm’s endogenous risk
, 91

small capitalisation investors
, 187, See also investors

smart beta
, 188

Social Indexes
, 131

socialisation of equity markets
, 41–43, 205, 206

socially responsible investment (SRI)
, 131

society, politics and
, 156–157

Sohn, B. C.
, 31

Soros, G.
, 41

S&P 500 Index
, 60, 98, 119, 160

annual values (2000-2017)
, 170

futures contract analysis (1982-1999)
, 98

speculation/speculative excesses
, 42–43

SRI.
, See socially responsible investment (SRI)

standard deviation
, 13, 17, 36, 82, 98, 137, 144, 145, 180, 180n1, 184, 192, 193

standard goods vs. equities
, 25–27

Standfield, K.
, 219

Staples
, 135

Stapleton, R. C.
, 23, 82n1, 116n3

Statman, M.
, 63n2

status quo bias
, 165

stewardship theory
, 91

stock indexes
, 98

stock markets.
, See equity markets

stock returns.
, See return(s)

strategic opportunities
, 5, 15, 31–32, 33, 34t, 36, 37, 136–137, 138, 205, See also real options

Summers, L. H.
, 28, 51, 162

Sundaramurthy, C.
, 8n1

systematic variables.
, See macroeconomic variables

tangible products
, 3

Taylor, J. B.
, 154, 159, See also Taylor Rule

Taylor, S. F.
, 28

Taylor Rule
, 154, 159

technical analysis/analysts (TA)
, 13, 44, 70–71

application of
, 158–160

critics of
, 158

defined
, 158

equity markets structure and
, 160–161

indicators used in
, 158, 159–160

limitation of
, 65

profitability of
, 159

random walk hypothesis
, 161–163

trading and
, 157–172

trending markets and
, 70

use of
, 67–68

Tetlock, P. E.
, 11, 119

Thaler, R. H.
, 6

The Theory of Investment Value (Williams)
, 61

Theory of Reflexivity
, 41

Thompson, S. B.
, 191

three-pass regression filter (TPRF)
, 142–146

timing, markets, return from
, 172–173, 174f

Titman, S.
, 8n2

TPRF.
, See three-pass regression filter (TPRF)

trading

insider
, 88

technical analysis (TA) and
, 157–172

turtle experiment
, 69–70

transactional value
, 5, 15, 29, 38–40, 136

price premia
, 39

violations of the law of one price
, 38–39

transaction cost
, 38

transactions-based data
, 4

trends/trending
, 163–166

complexity of investment
, 165

data series and
, 164

financial institutions and
, 165

long periods
, 164

psychological influences and
, 165–166

shorter periods
, 164

Treynor, J. L.
, 20

Trigeorgis, L.
, 28, 31, 50, 54

Tuckett, D.
, 88

turtle experiment (trading)
, 69–70

Tversky, A.
, 80

uncertainty
, 4, 29, 82, 83

avoidance, return and
, 157

semi-deviation as measure of
, 137

utility of information and
, 102

unemployment, inflation and
, 154–155

United Kingdom (UK)
, 42

valuation measures/ratios
, 114, 115t

United States (US)

banking legislation
, 87

financial institutions
, 8

information innovations
, 99

nuclear power plants
, 84

President’s term
, 170

public corporations in
, 203–204

retail industry
, 134–135, 135t

Securities Act of 1933
, 101

valuation measures/ratios
, 114, 115t

United Technologies Corporation (UTX)
, 144

Uppal, R.
, 181

upward sloping demand curve
, 7

upward sloping supply curve
, 7

USA Today
, 60

US Democratic National Committee
, 132

US Department of Labor
, 215

utility of equity price
, 116

UTX.
, See United Technologies Corporation (UTX)

Valkanov, R.
, 83

valuation

fundamental.
, See fundamental analysis/valuation

ratios
, 6, 111–114, See also relative valuation (RV)

valuation approach/model, development of
, 136–140

accounting variables
, 138–140

ranking strategy
, 137–138

value.
, See also specific value

as elusive concept
, 95

investment
, 118–120

investors
, 186

Veblen goods
, 47, 47n3, 166, 205–206

fundamental value
, 206

Viebig, J.
, 118

violations of the law of one price.
, See law of one price, violations of

VIX.
, See Volatility Index (VIX)

‘vol anomaly,’
, 84

Volatility Index (VIX)
, 183

Wall Street
, 62

Wall Street Journal
, 66

Walras, L.
, 6

Walton, Stuart
, 66

Waterman, R. H.
, 119

wealth effect
, 152, 165

The West Wing
, 216

Williams, John Burr
, 61

Withers, Hartley
, 7–8, 101

workplace injuries
, 86

World Almanac
, 99

Wurgler, J.
, 160

Zacks, L.
, 50–51

zeitgeist
, 42

Zhang, X. F.
, 104

Zhu, H.
, 11, 104, 124