by admin | Feb 10, 2011 | Investment Performance Guy, News
When I was an undergrad there were only two subjects I considering majoring in: history and mathematics; I chose the latter, but have continued to enjoy the former. In today’s Wall Street Journal, Jason Zweig begins with a reference to the possible NYSE Euronext...
by admin | Jan 28, 2011 | Investment Performance Guy, News
I thank Todd Brunskill from First Rate for bringing this paper to my attention via Linkedin: some interesting quotes with commentary by CFA Institute’s Director, Investor Education, Thomas Collimore. It’s clever, humorous, memorable and insightful. I think...
by admin | Jan 27, 2011 | Investment Performance Guy, News
Is my title strong enough? Perhaps not, but it’s all I have right now. It is in response to an online article I stumbled upon that strongly encourages investors to ask for, believe it or not, time-weighted returns! The article, by Doug May and titled “Five...
by admin | Jan 21, 2011 | Investment Performance Guy, News
Our second “guest blogger” for the year is Carl Bacon, CIPM. Carl is the chairman of Statpro, an internationally recognized authority on performance measurement and risk, an author, a consultant, and currently a member of the GIPS Executive Committee and...
by admin | Jan 16, 2011 | Investment Performance Guy, News
In this weekend’s Wall Street Journal there’s an article by Roger Kimball about John Gross, who recently passed away. Don’t know John Gross? You’re not alone: he was an anthologist, editor, reviewer, and apparently much more. And, he had an...
by admin | Jan 11, 2011 | Investment Performance Guy, News
Earlier this month I mentioned that we would begin to host “guest bloggers.”Well, I was asked to be a guest blogger for Statpro’s blog, and the first part of my post appears today (the second will appear on Thursday)! The post deals with the GIPS(R)...
