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Evaluating Benchmark Misfit Risk

CFA Institute

How can we identify and measure a portfolio's benchmark misfit risk?

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Institutional Portfolio Benchmarks: Slow Rabbits?

CFA Institute

When it comes to their benchmarking practices, US public pension funds need to find faster rabbits to chase.

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Are Reindeer Good Stock Pickers?

CFA Institute

Beating a passive benchmark is hard. And that's true for both reindeer and people.

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The Short, the Index, and the Private Markets

CFA Institute

There is no valid benchmark for the unlisted private equity sector. That needs to change.

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Myths of Private Equity Performance: Part IV

CFA Institute

PE results can neither be benchmarked reliably nor delivered consistently.

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What is the difference between planning, budgeting and forecasting for a business?

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It is a tool used to anticipate the financial performance of a business or a specific project. Forecasts can be short-term or long-term and are usually based on assumptions about factors like market conditions, customer behavior, economic trends, and internal capabilities.

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The NIFTY 50 No Longer Reflects the Indian Economy

CFA Institute

Why do the benchmark indices in India and the United States display completely opposite trends relative to GDP growth?