What if investors aren’t processing information as efficiently as we’ve assumed? In a new paper, "Correlation Neglect in Asset Prices," Wharton Professor Jessica Wachter and her co-author Hongye Guo reveal a striking pattern in U.S. stock market returns tied to the quarterly earnings cycle. Their research shows that investors systematically…Read More Correlation Neglect: Challenging the Unpredictability of Monthly Returns
What if investors aren’t processing information as efficiently as we’ve assumed? In a new paper, "Correlation Neglect in Asset Prices," Wharton Professor Jessica Wachter and her co-author Hongye Guo reveal a striking pattern in U.S. stock market returns tied to the quarterly earnings cycle. Their research shows that investors systematically…Read More