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- March 1980 (Revised October 1980)
- Background Note
Financial Leverage, the Capital Asset Pricing Model and the Cost of Equity Capital
Demonstrates how the capital asset pricing model can be used to estimate the impact of financial leverage on the cost of equity capital. The levering and unlevering of betas are illustrated. Also presents a methodology for decomposing the cost of equity into its three... View Details
Mullins, David W., Jr. "Financial Leverage, the Capital Asset Pricing Model and the Cost of Equity Capital." Harvard Business School Background Note 280-100, March 1980. (Revised October 1980.)
- September 1999
- Article
Business Combination and Intangibles Asset Proposals Issued: Will They Stick?
By: David F. Hawkins
Keywords: Assets
Hawkins, David F. "Business Combination and Intangibles Asset Proposals Issued: Will They Stick?" Accounting Bulletin, no. 82 (September 1999).
- 12 PM – 1 PM EDT, 07 May 2015
- Webinars: Trending@HBS
The Low Risk Anomaly: Implications for Investment, Asset Allocation, and Corporate Finance
One of the basic principles of finance is that, in competitive and efficient markets, investors earn higher average returns only by taking greater risks. Asset classes follow this pattern: Stocks have returned more than bonds, and bonds have returned more than cash.... View Details
- October 9, 2008
- Article
Reverse Auctions Are Useful to Buy Assets But No Panacea
By: Robert C. Pozen
Pozen, Robert C. "Reverse Auctions Are Useful to Buy Assets But No Panacea." Financial Times (October 9, 2008).
- 19 Aug 2009
- News
Scholes, Merton Says Banks Should Value Assets Better (Update1)
- 13 Mar 2014
- HBS Conference
Household Behavior in Risky Asset Markets: An International Perspective
- March 2008
- Article
Are Accruals Mispriced? Evidence from Tests of an Intertemporal Capital Asset Pricing Model
By: Mozaffar N. Khan
This paper proposes a risk-based explanation for the accrual anomaly. Risk is measured using a four-factor model motivated by the Intertemporal Capital Asset Pricing Model. Tests of the model suggest that a considerable portion of the cross-sectional variation in... View Details
Khan, Mozaffar N. "Are Accruals Mispriced? Evidence from Tests of an Intertemporal Capital Asset Pricing Model." Journal of Accounting & Economics 45, no. 1 (March 2008): 55–77.
- April 2019 (Revised April 2021)
- Case
Wayfair
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Susie L. Ma and Matthew G. Preble
In 2016 Niraj Shah and Steve Conine, founders of online home goods retailer Wayfair, are faced with a decision about how to improve user experience on their e-commerce sites. A key driver of consumer interest and conversion to purchase in the home category is visual... View Details
Keywords: Visual Assets; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Decision Making; Business or Company Management; Growth Management; Innovation and Invention; Operations; Strategy; Technology; Retail Industry; Service Industry; United States; Massachusetts
Rayport, Jeffrey F., Susie L. Ma, and Matthew G. Preble. "Wayfair." Harvard Business School Case 819-045, April 2019. (Revised April 2021.)
- 10 Jan 2019
- News
Jeff Vinik to Relaunch Vinik Asset Management Hedge Fund
- 1998
- Article
Alternative Models of Uncertain Commodity Prices for Use with Modern Asset Pricing Methods
By: Malcolm Baker, E. S. Mayfield and John Parsons
This paper provides an introduction to alternative models of uncertain commodity prices. A model of commodity price movements is the engine around which any valuation methodology for commodity production projects is built, whether discounted cash flow (DCF) models or... View Details
Keywords: Asset Pricing; Goods and Commodities; Price; Risk and Uncertainty; Valuation; Production; Projects; Cash Flow
Baker, Malcolm, E. S. Mayfield, and John Parsons. "Alternative Models of Uncertain Commodity Prices for Use with Modern Asset Pricing Methods." Energy Journal 19, no. 1 (1998): 115–148.
- 1978
- Article
A Theorem on the Identifiability of the von Neumann-Morgenstern Utility Function from Asset Demands
By: Jerry R. Green, Lawrence J. Lau and Heraklis Polemarchakis
If the demand for risky assets is determined by the maximization of an analytic van Neumann-Morgenstern utility function, and if these demands are known as a function of the assets’ prices, then this utility function can be constructed without ambiguity. View Details
Green, Jerry R., Lawrence J. Lau, and Heraklis Polemarchakis. "A Theorem on the Identifiability of the von Neumann-Morgenstern Utility Function from Asset Demands." Economics Letters 1, no. 3 (1978): 217–220.
- September 1996
- Supplement
Howard, Shea & Chan Asset Management (D): Sales Presentation, Video
Presents a sales presentation, allowing students and executive participants to develop a set of criteria for such a presentation and apply them to a real one. View Details
Shapiro, Benson P. "Howard, Shea & Chan Asset Management (D): Sales Presentation, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 597-501, September 1996.
- 2011
- Chapter
Asset Allocation by Institutional Investors after the Recent Financial Crisis
By: Robert C. Pozen, Betsy Palmer and Natalie Shapiro
Pozen, Robert C., Betsy Palmer, and Natalie Shapiro. "Asset Allocation by Institutional Investors after the Recent Financial Crisis." In Growing Old: Paying for Retirement and Institutional Money Management after the Financial Crisis, edited by Y. Fuchita, R. Herring, and R. Litan. Brookings Institution Press, 2011.
- 2016
- Working Paper
Liquidity Transformation in Asset Management: Evidence from the Cash Holdings of Mutual Funds
By: Sergey Chernenko and Adi Sunderam
We study liquidity transformation in mutual funds using a novel dataset on their cash holdings. To provide investors with claims that are more liquid than the underlying assets, funds engage in substantial liquidity management. Specifically, they hold substantial... View Details
Chernenko, Sergey, and Adi Sunderam. "Liquidity Transformation in Asset Management: Evidence from the Cash Holdings of Mutual Funds." Harvard Business School Project on Behavioral Finance and Financial Stability Working Paper, No. 2016-01, July 2016. (NBER Working Paper Series, No. 22391, July 2016.)
- 18 Nov 2022
- News
What Does It Take to Safeguard a Legacy in Asset Management?
- 2001
- Book
Appendix to 'Strategic Asset Allocation: Portfolio Choice for Long-Term Investors'
By: Luis M. Viceira and John Y. Campbell
Viceira, Luis M., and John Y. Campbell. Appendix to 'Strategic Asset Allocation: Portfolio Choice for Long-Term Investors'. Oxford University Press, 2001.
- August 1996
- Case
Howard, Shea & Chan Asset Management (B); The Partnership Meeting
Continues the plot about growth and sales strategies, and adds interesting pricing and sales compensation elements. The partners' meeting sharpens the disagreements among the five partners, and forces Anne Howard, the managing partner, to develop a clear action plan. View Details
Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Price; Sales; Strategy; Asset Management; Partners and Partnerships; Service Industry
Shapiro, Benson P. "Howard, Shea & Chan Asset Management (B); The Partnership Meeting." Harvard Business School Case 597-022, August 1996.
- November 6, 2001
- Article
Timely New Standard Issued: Long-Lived Asset Impairment and Disposal Write-Downs
By: David F. Hawkins
Hawkins, David F. "Timely New Standard Issued: Long-Lived Asset Impairment and Disposal Write-Downs." Accounting Bulletin, no. 102 (November 6, 2001).