Implications of "Best Interest" Rule for Annuities
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The correlation between retail investor industry demand in the current week and retail investor industry demand in the prior week is more than 60 percent, and it is statistically significant. The correlation gradually declines over time.
The retail investor industry proportion of stocks bought over the prior quarter, six months, or year negatively forecast industry returns over the subsequent quarter, six months or year.
A portfolio that went short in the value-weighted quintile of industries most heavily bought over the prior quarter and long in the value-weighted quintile of industries most heavily sold in that quarter would earn an average abnormal return of 41 basis points per month over the subsequent quarter. The results are statistically significant at the 1 percent level, even after adjusting for the Fama-French factors. Results are similar for six-month and one-year horizons.
While the authors confirmed prior research demonstrating that individual investors do exhibit perverse stock selection skills (the stocks they buy go on to underperform and the stocks they sell go on to outperform) they additionally found that industry selection is responsible for more than 60 percent of the previously documented poor performance. They write, “industry-wide sentiment has an effect on asset prices that is distinct from firm-specific sentiment.”
Another interesting finding was that retail investors tend to be firm-level contrarians over short horizons, but firm-level momentum traders over longer horizons. Unfortunately, momentum is a short-term phenomenon, and over the long-term we tend to see mean reversion.
Among the 77 mistakes covered in my book, “Investment Mistakes Even Smart People Make and How to Avoid Them,” is that of “recency.” Recency is the tendency to give too much weight to recent experience, buying what has done well and selling what has done poorly. Another mistake I cover is the tendency to be influenced by the herd mentality.
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The following is a summary of their findings.
Be sure to also ready about the 7 Biggest Mistakes to Avoid When Investing in Mutual Funds.
The correlation between retail investor industry demand in the current week and retail investor industry demand in the prior week is more than 60 percent, and it is statistically significant. The correlation gradually declines over time.
The retail investor industry proportion of stocks bought over the prior quarter, six months, or year negatively forecast industry returns over the subsequent quarter, six months or year.
A portfolio that went short in the value-weighted quintile of industries most heavily bought over the prior quarter and long in the value-weighted quintile of industries most heavily sold in that quarter would earn an average abnormal return of 41 basis points per month over the subsequent quarter. The results are statistically significant at the 1 percent level, even after adjusting for the Fama-French factors. Results are similar for six-month and one-year horizons.
While the authors confirmed prior research demonstrating that individual investors do exhibit perverse stock selection skills (the stocks they buy go on to underperform and the stocks they sell go on to outperform) they additionally found that industry selection is responsible for more than 60 percent of the previously documented poor performance. They write, “industry-wide sentiment has an effect on asset prices that is distinct from firm-specific sentiment.”
Another interesting finding was that retail investors tend to be firm-level contrarians over short horizons, but firm-level momentum traders over longer horizons. Unfortunately, momentum is a short-term phenomenon, and over the long-term we tend to see mean reversion.
Among the 77 mistakes covered in my book, “Investment Mistakes Even Smart People Make and How to Avoid Them,” is that of “recency.” Recency is the tendency to give too much weight to recent experience, buying what has done well and selling what has done poorly. Another mistake I cover is the tendency to be influenced by the herd mentality.
See also the 10 Biggest Mutual Fund Investing Myths Debunked.
Receive email updates about best performers, news, CE accredited webcasts and more.
Aaron Levitt
|
With broker-dealers and agents now acting in favor of clients, investors may be...
Justin Kuepper
|
Let’s take a look at what sets China apart from other emerging markets,...
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Find out why $30 trillon is invested in mutual funds.
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Let's take a closer look at how ESG investments have outperformed during the...
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