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. Equity Mutual Funds: A Risk-adjusted Performance Analysis of Loads vs. No-loads Open Access Author: Weber, Daniel Eric Title: Equity Mutual Funds: A Risk-adjusted Performance Analysis of Loads vs. No-loads Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: mutual fundloadno-loadSharpe RatioCarhart Four-Factor Model File: Download Daniel_E._Weber_Honors_Thesis_Final_4.3.14.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Timothy T Simin, Thesis SupervisorJames Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. An Analysis of Linear Portfolio Optimization Theoretic on Empirical Data Open Access Author: Rowles, Benjamin Austin Title: An Analysis of Linear Portfolio Optimization Theoretic on Empirical Data Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: Portfolio ManagementOptimizationPortfolio OptimizationSharpe RatioSortino RatioConditional Value at RiskValue at RiskRiskSemivariance File: Download Updated_Thesis.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. Are Collectibles Investable? Open Access Author: Szwalbenest, Brandon Title: Are Collectibles Investable? Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: CollectiblesPortfolio MathematicsSharpe RatioBaseball CardsWhiskeyWineVideogamesAlternative AssetPortfolio Optimization File: Download Thesis_Brandon_Szwalbenest.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Gregory Robert Pierce, Thesis SupervisorBrian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
6. Financial Indicators Predictability on Measures of Success During the Covid-19 Pandemic Open Access Author: Calibeo, Elena Title: Financial Indicators Predictability on Measures of Success During the Covid-19 Pandemic Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: Covid-19Financial indicatorsSharpe RatioJensen's AlphaEVAConsumer File: Download THESIS_ElenaCalibeo.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis SupervisorBrian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors AdvisorJ. Randall Woolridge, Faculty Reader