PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2016

Retail earnings may have long been looked upon as a benchmark for measuring the growth of the economy but not anymore. The shift in calibration comes as signs of weakening sales in the earnings reports of numerous major retailers were counteracted by the U.S economy — retail.

Retail 41

Retail Math Benchmarking eCommerce 41

Barry Ritholtz

MARCH 20, 2024

As it turns out, there are ways you can use data to your advantage, even if you’re not a math wizard. For example, you can see what’s the biggest drawdown, how long did it last, how long and how often did a strategy beat its benchmark, and by what magnitude. Barry Ritholtz : So let’s compare evidence versus stories.

Investments 62

Investments Benchmarking Valuation Math 62

Barry Ritholtz

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

One, one is true and I’ve always said is that I wanted people to stop, ask if I could doing math. And no one asked me if I can do math anymore with a degree from Booth, particularly in econometrics and statistics. So people really ask you, you take French and can you do math. Are, are the clients primarily retail?

Investments 57

Investments Math Risk Management Benchmarking 57

Barry Ritholtz

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Its index and its benchmark. And Tom has helped with the introduction of GMO’s first retail product, the quality ETF stock symbol Q-L-T-Y-G-M-O has been institutional since they launched in 1977. This is the first time they’re putting out a product for retail. a year, way over both. Morningstar five star gold rated.

Valuation 52

Valuation Investments Finance Math 52

Barry Ritholtz

AUGUST 29, 2023

Few people are in a position to see what’s going on in the world of investing, whether it’s institutional or retail, better than Vanguard CIO. They create the benchmark. And 87% of our active fixed income funds have outperformed their benchmarks on a three year basis against their benchmarks.

Investments 52

Investments Benchmarking Valuation Construction 52

Barry Ritholtz

AUGUST 20, 2024

And the advice that he gave to David Einhorn about it that helped lead Einhorn to start really kicking the benchmark’s butt again for the past couple of years. And so it actually turns out that away from the retail space, passive is even larger in the institutional space. It got started in the institutional space. It once was.

Concentration 67

Concentration Valuation Marketing Investments 67

Barry Ritholtz

DECEMBER 12, 2023

He has absolutely crushed his benchmark over that period. He’s crushed the Russell 2000, whatever benchmark you want to talk about. And I was a math nerd as a kid. You’re 34th, you’re retiring after 34 years and you trounce what’s really the more appropriate benchmark, I would assume the Russell 2000.

Benchmarking 104

Benchmarking Concentration Investments Profit and Loss 104