It has been estimated that Hurricane Andrew caused more than $20 billion in damage in
Florida and Louisiana in August 1992. Property-liability insurers will bear much of the loss …

It is generally accepted that a firm's dividend policy can provide information about its future
financial performance. Most studies link dividend policy with firm valuation; however, other …

This paper considers the game-related performance of the publicly traded teams in the
English Premier League. It is found that the price behaviour of the publicly traded soccer team …

Hurricane Andrew produced more than $21.5 billion in property damage in Florida and
Louisiana. Hurricane Hugo caused about $7 billion in damage in North and South Carolina. …

Recent research describes a bias in the pricing of the home field advantage in the betting
market on National Football League games with a national focus (Monday night and playoff …

A recent study finds evidence of a new financial market anomaly linking daylight savings time
changes with market returns – spring and fall daylight savings time weekends are typically …

It has been estimated that the earthquake that struck Los Angeles in January 1994 cost
Property-Casualty (P&C) insurers $9 billion in covered loss claims. However, in 1989, San …

This study reports on the existence of a curious calendar effect—a relationship between stock
market performance and the schedule of the US Congress. Almost the entire advance in …

Recurring behaviours of broad market stock returns around various calendar dates have
been widely documented in the finance literature. Some studies have exposed similar …

Dollar cost averaging is a popular habit adopted by investors who recognize the diffculty in
consistently timing the market. Recent technological innovations allow for the direct deposit of …