Profile for Adam Stivers

Specialty area(s)

Investments, asset pricing, behavioral finance

Starting in Spring 2023, I am also serving as co-director of the Menard Family Initiative.

FIN 475: Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management

McMaster University, PhD Finance

West Virginia University, MA Economics

West Virginia University, BS Economics

FIN 380: Principles of Investments

FIN 407: Advanced Financial Planning

FIN 475: Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management

"Do Economic Forecasters Believe the Stock Market is Efficient? Evidence from Germany," Applied Finance Letters, 2021, 10, 40-47.
"A Comparison of Forecasting Performance and Systematic Risk Under Different Political Environments," American Journal of Finance and Accounting, 2021, 6(3/4), 266-283.
"Behavior when the Chips are Down: An Experimental Study of Wealth Effects and Exchange Media" Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, 2020, 27, 100323.
"Equity Premium Predictions with Many Predictors: A Risk-Based Explanation of the Size and Value Factors” Journal of Empirical Finance, 2018, 45, 126-140.
“Forecasting Returns with Fundamentals-Removed Investor Sentiment” International Journal of Financial Studies, 2015, 3, 319-341.
"Assessment within a Student-Managed Investment Fund," Accepted at Journal of Financial Education.
"An Experimental Investigation of the “Follow Own Signal” Decision Rule under Increased Information Uncertainty," Accepted at Review of Behavioral Finance.
"Efficient Factor Selection: Explaining Risk and Mean Returns Jointly," Revise and Resubmit at Journal of Finance.
"Bitcoin’ Stocks: What Drives Stock Performance after a Blockchain or Cryptocurrency Disclosure?," Revise and Resubmit at International Review of Financial Analysis.