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Stephen P Wink

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The Bankruptcy Of The Securities Market Paradigm, Stephen P. Wink Jan 2015

The Bankruptcy Of The Securities Market Paradigm, Stephen P. Wink

Stephen P Wink

The current paradigm of securities market regulation in the United States rests on the Efficient Market Hypothesis, a theory that has been largely discredited by modern economics and behavioral finance. The Efficient Market Hypothesis assumes that the price of securities in the market accurately incorporates and reflects all available material information. Building on this notion, regulators have assumed that better information leads to healthier markets—and therefore regulation that enhances disclosure and transparency leads to healthier markets. Over time, this reasoning has elevated these tools, disclosure and transparency, to ends in themselves, despite the flaws in the Efficient Market Hypothesis. Although …


The Unintended Disenfranchisement Of Shareholders, Stephen P. Wink Jan 2009

The Unintended Disenfranchisement Of Shareholders, Stephen P. Wink

Stephen P Wink

No abstract provided.


Activist Investing: A Fresh Look At Takeovers, Stephen P. Wink Jan 2009

Activist Investing: A Fresh Look At Takeovers, Stephen P. Wink

Stephen P Wink

No abstract provided.


Free Speech, Private Offerings Regs: Focus On Purchaser, Stephen P. Wink Feb 2008

Free Speech, Private Offerings Regs: Focus On Purchaser, Stephen P. Wink

Stephen P Wink

No abstract provided.