Do investors holding risky financial securities tend to invest in the stock market, buying at the top and selling at the bottom ? Do they reduce their risk exposure with age and especially when approaching retirement? We answer these questions using data on Madelin contracts from a large French insurer over the period 2002 to 2009. Subscribers can invest their savings in two types of investment vehicles: a euro fund composed primarily of money market securities with almost no risk, and unit-linked funds representing shares of money market funds invested in risky securities. We show that the share of capital invested in unit-linked funds is sensitive to market conditions, but mainly at the date of subscription. Once the initial share has bee...
The objective of the following paper consists of analysing the relationship between age and equity p...
This dissertation is composed of four chapters that make a substantial contribution to existing know...
International audienceDuring the crisis, French savers are turning even more towards safe, short-ter...
Do investors holding risky financial securities tend to invest in the stock market, buying at the to...
Financial risks : juniors vs. seniors We consider the proportion of risky assets (stocks, bonds,...)...
Understanding and explaining the risk-return relationship is considered as a main issue in finance. ...
This dissertation is made of four distinct chapters. In the first chapter, I consider an exogenous r...
This dissertation is made of four distinct chapters. In the first chapter, I consider an exogenous r...
In this paper, we assess how the factors explaining the holdings of stocks have evolved through the ...
Cette thèse porte sur les choix des investisseurs de long terme en matière de gestion de portefeuill...
Cet article se propose d’étudier l’influence de l’âge sur la composition des patrimoines, notamment...
Cette thèse étudie le comportement des investisseurs au travers de leur performance et de leurs atte...
La complexité grandissante des produits financiers proposés aux ménages et les innovations financièr...
International audienceIn this paper, we assess how the factors explaining stockholdings have evolved...
The objective of the following paper consists of analysing the relationship between age and equity p...
This dissertation is composed of four chapters that make a substantial contribution to existing know...
International audienceDuring the crisis, French savers are turning even more towards safe, short-ter...
Do investors holding risky financial securities tend to invest in the stock market, buying at the to...
Financial risks : juniors vs. seniors We consider the proportion of risky assets (stocks, bonds,...)...
Understanding and explaining the risk-return relationship is considered as a main issue in finance. ...
This dissertation is made of four distinct chapters. In the first chapter, I consider an exogenous r...
This dissertation is made of four distinct chapters. In the first chapter, I consider an exogenous r...
In this paper, we assess how the factors explaining the holdings of stocks have evolved through the ...
Cette thèse porte sur les choix des investisseurs de long terme en matière de gestion de portefeuill...
Cet article se propose d’étudier l’influence de l’âge sur la composition des patrimoines, notamment...
Cette thèse étudie le comportement des investisseurs au travers de leur performance et de leurs atte...
La complexité grandissante des produits financiers proposés aux ménages et les innovations financièr...
International audienceIn this paper, we assess how the factors explaining stockholdings have evolved...
The objective of the following paper consists of analysing the relationship between age and equity p...
This dissertation is composed of four chapters that make a substantial contribution to existing know...
International audienceDuring the crisis, French savers are turning even more towards safe, short-ter...