Funds’ survivorship bias worse than you think
We wanted to share with our readers an article posted on BizWest, a website that covers the dynamic business community of the Boulder Valley and Northern Colorado, including Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties.
The article, Funds’ survivorship bias worse than you think, is written by our very own Robert Pyle.
Here is a preview of what you will find:
"Survivorship bias is a problem with the way mutual-fund returns are reported. Funds that are liquidated or merged into other funds are eliminated from the averages. Only the surviving funds are included when the aggregate returns are reported by the mutual-fund reporting services or the newspapers. Understanding survivorship bias is important because…” To read more go to: http://bizwest.com/funds-survivorship-bias-worse-than-you-think/
Robert J. Pyle, CFP®, CFA is president of Diversified Asset Management, Inc. (DAMI). DAMI is licensed as an investment adviser with the State of Colorado Division of Securities, and its investment advisory representatives are licensed by the State of Colorado. DAMI will only transact business in other states to the extent DAMI has made the requisite notice filings or obtained the necessary licensing in such state. No follow up or individualized responses to persons in other jurisdictions that involve either rendering or attempting to render personalized investment advice for compensation will be made absent compliance with applicable legal requirements, or an applicable exemption or exclusion. It does not constitute investment or tax advice. To contact Robert, call 303-440-2906 or e-mail info@diversifiedassetmanagement.com.
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