Market timing ability and volatility implied in investment newsletters' asset allocation recommendations

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 397-421

  Graham, John R ^a   Harvey, Campbell R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Investment newsletters; Market timing; Performance evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030295871     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-405X(96)00878-1     Document Type: Article

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