Bolster, P., Pantalone, C., Trahan, E. A. (2010). The Valuation Effect of Security Breaches. Journal of Business Valuation and Economic Loss Analysis, 5(1).
Bolster, P., Trahan, E. A. (2009). Investing in Mad Money: Price and Style Effects. Financial Services Review.
Bolster, P., Trahan, E. A. (2009). Investing in Mad Money: Price and Style Effects. Financial Services Review.
Bolster, P., Warrick, S. (2008). "Matching Investors with Suitable, Optimal and Investable Portfolios." Journal of Wealth Management, (Spring 2008), 53-63.
Bolster, P. J., (2007). "Conditional Prediction Markets as Corporate Decision Support Systems - An Experimental Comparison with Group Deliberations," with T. Sprenger and A. Venkateswaran.Journal of Prediction Markets, 1(3), 20.
Bolster, P. J., "Executive Equity Swaps and Corporate Insider Holdings," with D. Chance and D. Rich, Financial Management, Summer 1996, pp. 14-24.
Bolster, P. J., "The Role of Market Forces in EPA Enforcement Activity, with S.G. Badrinath,"Journal of Regulatory Economics, September 1996, pp. 165-181.
Bolster, P. J., "A Model for Determining the Suitability of Investor Portfolios," with V. Janjigian and E. Trahan, Financial Analysts Journal, July/August 1995, pp. 63-75.
Bolster, P. J., "The Impact of Barron's Recommendations on Stock Prices," with E. Trahan,Quarterly Journal of Business and Economics, Autumn 1995, pp. 3-15.
Bolster, P. J., "Trading Volume, Price Changes, and the October 1987 Crash," with M. Bremer,Nanzan Management Review, Vol. 9, No. 2, November 1994, pp. 611-622.
Bolster, P. J., "Integration of Financial and Construction Risks: A Simulation Approach, with A. Touran," Transportation Research Record, No. 1450, December 1994, pp. 15-22.
Bolster, P. J., "Corporate Raiders Don't Cut Investment in R&D," with J. Welch, Long Range Planning, Vol. 25, No. 6, 1992.
Bolster, P. J., "Dividend Policy and Valuation Effects of the Tax Reform Act of 1986," with V. Janjigian, National Tax Journal, December 1991.
Bolster, P. J., "Merger Announcements, Asymmetric Information, and Trading Volume: An Empirical Investigation," with A. Keown and J. Pinkerton, Journal of Business, Finance, and Accounting, 1991.
Bolster, P. J., "The Elimination of Directors' Liability and Stockholder Returns: An Empirical Investigation," Journal of Financial Research, Spring 1990, with V. Janjigian, pp. 53-60.
Bolster, P. J., "Sovereign Government Ratings: A Judgmental Model Based on the Analytical Hierarchy Process," Journal of International Business Studies, Spring 1990, with R. Johnson and V. Srinivasan, pp. 95-117.
Bolster, P. J., "Why Mergers Don't Hurt R&D," Harvard Business Review, January-February 1990, with J. Welch., pp. 211-212.
Bolster, P. J., "An Industrial Bond Rating Model Based on the Analytical Hierarchy Process," European Journal of Operations Research, Vol. 48, 1990, with V. Srinivasan, pp. 105-119.
Bolster, P. J., "Tax Induced Trading: The Effect of the 1986 Tax Reform Act on Stock Market Activity," Journal of Finance, June 1989, with L. Lindsey and A. Mitrusi, pp. 327-344. (Also available as Reprint No. 1407, National Bureau of Economic Research, June 1990)
Bolster, P. J., "A Framework for Integrating the Leasing Alternative with the Capital Budgeting Decision," Advances in Financial Planning and Forecasting, Vol. 3, 1989, with V. Srinivasen and Y. H. Kim, pp. 75-93.
Bolster, P. J., "Indexed Bonds: A Comparative Analysis," Journal of Economics and Business, April 1984, with Don M. Chance.
Selected Presentations
Bolster, P. (Presenter & Author), Trahan, E. A. (Author Only), Venkateswaran, A. (Author Only), Financial Management Association annual meeting, "How Mad is Mad Money: Jim Cramer as a Stock Picker and Portfolio Manager,” Financial Management Association, New York, NY. (October 21, 2010).
Trahan, E. A. (Presenter & Author), Bolster, P. (Author Only), Finance and Investment Club Meeting, "Investing in Mad Money--Price and Style Effects,” Northeastern University CBA, Boston, MA. (April 2010).
Trahan, E. A. (Presenter & Author), Bolster, P., Center for Institutional Investment Management Seminar, "Investing in Mad Money--Price and Style Effects,” University at Albany, Albany, NY. (October 30, 2009).
Trahan, E. A. (Presenter & Author), Bolster, P., CQA Conference, "Investing in Mad Money--Price and Style Effects,” Chicago Quantitative Alliance, Chicago, IL. (September 2009).
Bolster, P. (Presenter & Author), Trahan, E.A. (Presenter & Author), Boston QWAFFEW, "Investing in Mad Money--Price and Style Effects,” Quantitative Work Alliance for Applied Finance, Education, and Wisdom, Boston, MA. (August 2009).
Bolster, P. (Presenter & Author), Financial Management Association annual meeting, "Forecasting Relative Performance of Active Portfolio Managers," FMA, Salt Lake City, UT.
Bolster, P. (Presenter & Author), Trahan, E. A. (Presenter & Author), Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, "Investing in Mad Money: Price and Style Effects," Financial Management Association, Dallas, TX.
Bolster, P. J., Trahan, E. A., “Investing in Mad Money: Price and Style Effects,” Academy of Financial Services, Orlando, October 2007.
Bolster, P. J., D. Dibartolomeo, S. Warrick, “Forecasting Relative Performance of Active Portfolio Managers”, Financial Management Association meeting, Salt Lake City, October 2006.
Bolster, P. J., D. Dibartolomeo, “Mutual Fund Performance, Risk Exposure, and the Compromise of Investment Objectives”, invited presentation, Université de Paris I, La Sorbonne, November 2002.
Also presented at Boston Quantitative Financial Analyst Society meeting, June 2003 and at Financial Management Association meeting, Denver, CO, October 2003.
Bolster, P. J., S. Warrick, “Suitability and Optimality in the Asset Allocation Process: Conflict and Resolution,” Academy of Financial Services conference, San Antonio, TX, October 2002.
Industry and Academic Experience
Professor Bolster serves as a director for several investment funds managed by Gartmore Investment Management in London. He is a member of the Board of Trustees for Woodbury College in Montpelier (VT).
Professional Services
Professor Bolster holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. He is an active member of the Financial Management Association and the Boston Security Analysts Society.
Mailing Address
Paul J. Bolster
413 Hayden Hall
Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts 02115-5000