by admin | Aug 16, 2012 | Investment Performance Guy, News
I am home this week, working on my doctoral dissertation proposal, and need references to cite for a “personal rate of return.” And so, like any good researcher, I began with a “Google search,” and found the “Finance guy’s”...
by admin | Aug 15, 2012 | Investment Performance Guy, News
It was just yesterday that I commented on a WSJ article that spoke of the potential misuse of statistics. And today, in this very paper, on the top of page B1 we read the headline “BMW’s ‘Demo’ Sales Boost Results.” The article speaks of...
by admin | Aug 14, 2012 | Investment Performance Guy, News
In today’s WSJ, William McGurn has an article on John James Cowperthwaite (“Go for Bust, Mr. Romney”), which provides some background into Hong Kong’s phenomenal success (he cites, for example, the rise in per capita income relative to Great...
by admin | Aug 9, 2012 | Investment Performance Guy, News
The United States Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) recently introduced new provisions that call for the reporting of money-weighting rates of return, using the internal rate of return (IRR).The new provision, Statement No. 67 of the Governmental...
by admin | Aug 8, 2012 | Investment Performance Guy, News
This month’s TSG webinar will be on Monday, August 27, from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EST, and it will be a bit different. Titled Internet Tips & Tricks, it will provide you with some interesting insights into better ways to improve your Internet experience!The...
by admin | Aug 7, 2012 | Investment Performance Guy, News
TSG has announced that it is conducting a survey on the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS(R)). This marks the eighth time we’ve conducted a survey on the presentation standards, starting with the AIMR-PPS in 1993. This makes our firm the leader...
