A December effect with tax-gain selling?

Financial Analysts Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 78-90

  Chen, Honghui ^a   Singal, Vijay ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b PAMPLIN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS   (United States)

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EID: 20444479714     PISSN: 0015198X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2469/faj.v59.n4.2547     Document Type: Article

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