by David Spaulding | Mar 17, 2020 | time-weighting, Investment Performance Guy, IRR, rates of return
My colleague, Jennifer Barnette, CIPM, suggested that this blog post from many years ago be published again. I was flattered that she felt it was worthy of reappearing. She was also kind enough to do some edits. It has been quite some time since I’ve done a blog...
by David Spaulding | Oct 1, 2019 | Modified Dietz, #GIPS2020, 2020 GIPS Standards, geometric linking, GIPS 20/20, GIPS 2020, Global Investment Performance Standards, internal rate of return, Investment Performance Guy, IRR
One of those confusing things in the world of performance measurement: Modified Dietz Modified Dietz is one of the most commonly used return measures. Granted, Peter Dietz probably never referred to it as “Modified” (he called it...
by David Spaulding | Sep 17, 2019 | composite inception date, 2020 GIPS Standards, composite creation date, composites, GIPS, GIPS 2020, Global Investment Performance Standards, Investment Performance Guy
A video to help explain the difference: composite creation vs. composite inception date With the introduction of the 2020 version of the GIPS(R) Standards, a new requirement is surfacing: for firms to report the composite’s inception date. This is defined in the...
by David Spaulding | Feb 7, 2019 | annualization, annualized returns, cumulative returns, Investment Performance Guy
When it comes to the annualization of returns, most folks think that the rules are pretty straightforward and agreed by all. However, that truly is not the case. And, it is most notable when we’re dealing with a “point-to-point” cumulative return...
by David Spaulding | Feb 7, 2019 | software design, Investment Performance Guy, software
In this video, I present my thoughts on who should take the lead when it comes to software design; that is, who should be the primary one to come up with the ideas for reports, screens, functions, etc. Having spent roughly three decades developing and designing...
