When is stock picking likely to be successful? Evidence from mutual funds

Financial Analysts Journal

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 55-66

  Duan, Ying ^a   Hu, Gang ^b   McLean, R David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b BABSON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 65249160377     PISSN: 0015198X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2469/faj.v65.n2.3     Document Type: Article

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