by admin | Apr 10, 2014 | Investment Performance Guy, News
I took most of this week off so that a friend of mine and I could go to the Masters golf tournament in August, GA. Our wives came along, though they stayed at our hotel location (in Savannah, GA) while we headed to yesterday’s final practice round and par-3...
by admin | Apr 7, 2014 | Investment Performance Guy, News
This morning, I had to phone in a prescription refill to our pharmacy (CVS). They have an automated system that allows you to enter a number associated with the prescription, which makes the process pretty simple; simple up to one point, at least for me.My wife is...
by admin | Apr 3, 2014 | Investment Performance Guy, News
Yesterday’s WSJ had a book review on The Unpersuadables, by Will Storr. It isn’t clear that I have much interest in the book, though the ideas summarized in the review are intriguing. The reviewer, Michael Shermer, identifies some of the folks highlighted...
by admin | Apr 1, 2014 | Investment Performance Guy, News
Risk measurement is a challenge; risk management, even more so. This video is a great demonstration of properly managing risks. What can we learn from it? I think that we have the vision to be able to see when things aren’t working out as planned or expected,...
by admin | Mar 31, 2014 | Investment Performance Guy, News
We are hosting a “mini” survey, and would like your thoughts, IF your firm claims compliance with the Global Investment Performance Standards. There are really only two questions. It should take you only a minute or so to complete it! The first deals with...
by admin | Mar 26, 2014 | Investment Performance Guy, News
A client sent us a question that I am a bit surprised hasn’t been asked before: which country’s risk-free rate should be used when investing across countries? For example, if a US domiciled investor has a Japan-based asset, when we calculate the Sharpe...
