Reassessing the returns to analysts' stock recommendations

Financial Analysts Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 88-96

  Barber, Brad ^a   Lehavy, Reuven ^b   McNichols, Maureen ^c   Trueman, Brett ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 20444456535     PISSN: 0015198X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2469/faj.v59.n2.2517     Document Type: Article

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