Active management in mostly efficient markets

Financial Analysts Journal

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 29-45

  Jones, Robert C ^a   Wermers, Russ ^b  

^a CFA ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 84855384640     PISSN: 0015198X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2469/faj.v67.n6.5     Document Type: Article

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