Odd returns are surfacing, and the coronavirus is the culprit I’ll confess to a bit of hyperbole or misdirected blame here. We can’t really credit the coronavirus, but the markets have been extremely volatile, and whenever that happens, we are bound to see some odd returns. Last month, I was presented with a problem from […]
Read MoreOne of those confusing things in the world of performance measurement: Modified Dietz Modified Dietz is one of the most commonly used return measures. Granted, Peter Dietz probably never referred to it as “Modified” (he called it “Day-Weighted,” as opposed to “Mid-Point Weighted”), but that’s the term we all know. Most investment firms used it […]
Read MoreSometimes, the labels don’t matter We just finished PMAR Europe 2017, an event that we felt was a huge success. And, as I often do, I made an attempt to interject a bit of humor from time-to-time. In one case, the “spark” behind it was one of the tea selections that was available: it was labeled […]
Read MoreI’ve opined on the subject of linking across gaps in the past. Recently, I’ve had discussions with a client who wants to be able to link the returns of securities, which were held at various times during a period. I think this is okay, as it would show the client how they did overall in […]
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Most performance analysts have heard it said that we should never annualize returns of less than one year. Some may also be aware that GIPS provision I.5.A.4 (2010 edition of GIPS) forbids compliant firms from annualizing returns for periods of less than a year? But why shouldn’t this be done? Certainly, we could do it […]
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Sometimes when we are calculating returns, we need to know the meanings of roots and exponents. This may be especially true when we have to enter things on the calculator, like CIPM candidates are required to do on exams. In mathematics, the n-th root of a number x is a number r which, when raised […]
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