by admin | Dec 23, 2010 | Investment Performance Guy, News
Our office, like many, will be closing early today, and we won’t be open tomorrow. And so, I want to take this opportunity to express my wishes that you and your family have a Merry Christmas. Our country remains at war and we have many brave service members who...
by admin | Dec 16, 2010 | Investment Performance Guy, News
In Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal there was an article on heart treatments which have begun to be questioned because of problems that have arisen. It points out that this “reflect[s] a persistent phenomenon in medicine where doctors and patients embrace new...
by admin | Dec 14, 2010 | Investment Performance Guy, News
We all by now know of Madoff’s illicit activities, which resulted in many victims, the most recent being his older son who took his life last week. But even Bernie can’t compete with the leader of North Korea in reporting HIS performance. Okay, maybe I...
by admin | Dec 11, 2010 | Investment Performance Guy, News
Performance attribution seeks to identify how a manager’s decisions contribute to their returns; and while there is sometimes controversy about using at a model that analyzes things separate from these decisions, there can often be benefits as a result of seeing...
by admin | Dec 10, 2010 | Investment Performance Guy, News
Over the past 14 years I’ve conducted numerous interviews for The Journal of Performance Measurement(R); these have always been great moments and have allowed me to meet some very interesting folks. I was honored when IPA asked to interview me. Please check it...
by admin | Dec 9, 2010 | Investment Performance Guy, News
I was called for jury duty and served today. My wife told me that I wasn’t permitted to bring my PC with me, so I left it home. I learned after arriving that she was wrong (this time; she’s usually right); they even had free wireless!; and so was pc-less...
