Do investors trade too much?

Article Abstract:

In an effort to discover whether the trading profits of discount brokerage customers are enough to cover trading costs, the author finds that the securities investors buy did not perform well enough to cover the costs and also that these securities underperform those they sell.

United States, Securities Dealers, Investment Banking and Securities Dealing, Security brokers and dealers, Statistical Data Included, Research, Investments, Securities industry

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Wiring the labour market

Article Abstract:

Research is presented describing how the Internet will have a positive impact on employment and job matching with employers having a more direct and comprehensive approach to taking on new staff.

Planning, Employment, Human resource management

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The Internet and the investor

Article Abstract:

Research is presented describing how access to investor information via the Internet has increased investment activity on a huge scale creating a more volatile stock market.

Financial services industry, Financial services, Stock-exchange, Stock exchanges, Technology application, Investors

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