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39-84

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McGraw-Hill (Visit publisher website)

2004

English

 

 

 

Non-Technical

 

 

Equity factors, dividend yield, industrial production, interest rate, term spread, default spread, inflation, exchange rates, GNP, GDP, trade deficit, money supply, unemployment, previous stock returns, January effect, annual return factor model, monthly return factor model for stocks

 

After reviewing the Arbitrage Pricing Theory (APT) and factor models generally in chapter 2, this chapter focuses on research done on factors associated with changes in equity market returns. The chapter is filled with useful and practical information about the many potential factors for equity portfolios that have been investigated in prior research. The chapter is non-technical and a quick read.

 

3.1 Searching for a fundamental approach
3.2 Factors investigated for an equity return model
3.3 Dividend yield
3.4 Industrial production
3.5 Interest rate
3.6 Term spread
3.7 Default spread
3.8 Inflation
3.9 Exchange rates
3.10 GNP or GDP
3.11 Trade or trade deficit
3.12 Money supply
3.13 Unemployment
3.14 Previous stock returns
3.15 January effect
3.16 Other factors found to be significant
3.17 Other considerations
3.18 Annual return factor model for stocks
3.19 Monthly return factor model for stocks
References

 

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Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) and asset allocation are the foundations on which most institutional investors base their decisions. But many aspects of MPT weren`t designed for today`s fast-changing markets.

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* Helps investors change allocations based on economic factors
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* Assists forecasting of stock prices, bond prices, and interest rates