Wait and See, at a Cost
New research shows that investors may lose out on potential returns by waiting too long to capitalize on new opportunities, seeking assurance in others' taking the first risk.
Complicating Choice
When it comes to life's biggest decisions, we make our choices harder than they may really be.
Momentum Crashes
Hedge investment risk in momentum strategies by anticipating periodic momentum crashes.
Untangling Skill and Luck
Michael Mauboussin explains how to improve decision making — and outcomes — by understanding how both contribute to our most important undertakings.
Value Investing's Long Run
What the gradual turn away from modern portfolio theory holds for value investing.
What Do Financial Economists Have to Say About "Value"?
Why practitioners of value investing and academics who study it have more to learn from each other than they think.
Can a Kinder, Gentler Company Earn a Bigger Bottom Line?
Corporate social responsibility, says Ray Fisman, can help companies earn consumers' trust, and perhaps even higher profits.
Modeling Churn and Usage Behavior in Contractual Settings
Forecast how much customers will use a service and whether they will renew a contract by considering underlying motivation.
Running for the Pro-Business Border
How can corporations play neighboring states’ regulations off each other to identify the best environment for doing business?