Performance Perspectives Blog

Thoughts on performance measurement from David Spaulding and other members of our team.

Happy Thanksgiving & Happy Chanukah

Happy Thanksgiving & Happy Chanukah

Apparently, this is the first time since 1888 that Thanksgiving and Chanukah overlapped (I wasn't around, but my friends Steve Campisi and Herb Chain recalled the event; both are significantly older than I) , and it won't occur again for 70,000+ years (I doubt that...

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Introducing Sonia Renza-Elizabeth Spaulding

Introducing Sonia Renza-Elizabeth Spaulding

So proud, I'm showing off; hope you don't mind.Our third grandchild and first granddaughter.Born to our son, Christopher, and his lovely wife, Monica.Specifics:Born 11/25/2013At 4:18 pm8lbs. 13oz21 inchesRenza in name = Monica's momElizabeth in name = Chris' mom; aka,...

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Annualizing performance attribution

Annualizing performance attribution

I was in Australia (both Sydney and Melbourne) last week, (1) speaking at a conference, (2) conducting a conference workshop, and (3) teaching our two-day attribution class. It was a very hectic time, and I failed to do any posting, which is a bit unusual for...

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Topology and performance attribution

Topology and performance attribution

It may seem like a stretch, but the very esoteric and complex mathematical area topology and performance attribution have something in common: mapping. Topologists map points from one surface to another, while PMPs (Performance Measurement Professionals) map weights...

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More on reporting standards, guidance, principles

More on reporting standards, guidance, principles

I have had the opportunity to engage in conversation with several folks over the past month or so regarding the CFA Institute's "Principles for Investment Reporting." I remain generally opposed; actually, perhaps more so.For a document that promotes "transparency," it...

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Investing in employees through training

Investing in employees through training

Yes, this IS a dilemma: do you invest the money into providing your performance and risk measurement team the training they need to do a good job, and run the risk they'll leave, or avoid teaching them and save the money?Fortunately, most firms see the wisdom in...

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Flourishing as an objective

Flourishing as an objective

I have begun to read Mass Flourishing, by Edmund Phelps, a Nobel Laureate in Economics. He begins with the following: “Flourishing is the heart of prospering – engagement, meeting challenges, self-expression, and personal growth…A person’s flourishing comes from...

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“A stunning implication…”

“A stunning implication…”

The words in this post's title appear in Nobel Laureate in Economics Leon Lederman's The God Particle. I can't say exactly why, but when I read it those words struck me.A stunning implication.I once read that good writers write one word at a time; I believe Lederman...

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