1. MEAN-VARIANCE PORTFOLIO OPTIMIZATION: A GLOBAL EQUITY APPROACH FOR THE AMERICAN INVESTOR Open Access Author: Baccash, Nicholas G. Title: MEAN-VARIANCE PORTFOLIO OPTIMIZATION: A GLOBAL EQUITY APPROACH FOR THE AMERICAN INVESTOR Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: FinanceInvestingMarkowitzSharpe RatioInternational EquityEmerging Markets File: Download Nick_Baccash_Thesis_Final_Copy.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Timothy T Simin, Thesis SupervisorTimothy T Simin, Thesis SupervisorJames Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. The Role of Activist Investing in Today's Financial Markets Open Access Author: Eisner, Adam S Title: The Role of Activist Investing in Today's Financial Markets Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: InvestingStocksEquitiesActivistValueAlphaRaidersHedge FundFundAsset ManagementFamaFrench File: Download Adam_Eisner_Final_Draft.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Quanwei Cao, Thesis SupervisorDr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. Yield Premium or Discount for Labeled Corporate Green Bonds Open Access Author: Chang, Brandon Liang Title: Yield Premium or Discount for Labeled Corporate Green Bonds Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: Green bondsSRIInvestingBondsCorporateEnvironmentalSustianabilitySocially responsibleFinance File: Download Brandon_Chang_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Professor Christoph Hinkelmann, Thesis SupervisorDr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
4. Assessing the Viability of NBA Betting as a Financial Asset Class Using Predictive Modeling Open Access Author: Scalise, Anthony Title: Assessing the Viability of NBA Betting as a Financial Asset Class Using Predictive Modeling Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: InvestingGamblingPredictive ModelingNBABettingSharpe RatioBehavioralTechnicalFundamentalAsset ClassPortfolioMarketBehavioral FinanceStock MarketBiasLiquidityNoiseInefficiencies File: Download ASSESSING_THE_VIABILITY_OF_NBA_BETTING_AS_A_FINANCIAL_ASSET_CLASS_USING_PREDICTIVE_MODELING_-_ANTHONY_SCALISE.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Christoph Hinkelmann, Thesis SupervisorBrian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
5. A Relook and Retest of the Rainy Day Hedged Portfolio Open Access Author: Phillips, Josephine Title: A Relook and Retest of the Rainy Day Hedged Portfolio Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: Rainy Day StocksAlphaExcess ReturnsRainy Day Hedged PortfolioFinancePortfolio AnalysisCovid-19RecessionsInvesting File: Download A_Relook_and_Retest_of_the_Rainy_Day_Hedged_Portfolio.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Stephen Lenkey, Thesis SupervisorBrian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors AdvisorStefan M Lewellen, Faculty Reader
6. REITs and Inflation: The Recent Performance of REITs During the Periods of Varying Inflation Open Access Author: Patel, Yash Title: REITs and Inflation: The Recent Performance of REITs During the Periods of Varying Inflation Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: REITREITSReal EstateReal Estate Investment TrustInflationHedgeAssetReturnsCPIConsumer Price IndexRegressionOLSOrdinary Least SquaresPrivatePublicInvestmentInvestingCorrelationMarketStocksTrading File: Download Yash_N_Patel.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Eva Steiner, Thesis SupervisorBrian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor