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October 2, 2006

Benchmarking

When trying to figure out how well you are doing managing your money, you need to know how to benchmark your results. There are many ways to benchmark your performance. The simplest is to compare your results and asset allocation to how an ideal portfolio made up of a total stock market fund and a total bond market fund did. This article shows you how to calculate what I call your "Asset Allocation Benchmark." With this, you can see how you did managing your own portfolio. If you under perform, then you should look for help or at least simplify with index funds to get better returns for less work and expense.
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Although this book was written for the salesperson, there is much for people of every profession to glean from its pages. The following four key points are general enough to apply to any profession. Use them to increase motivation, focus determination and encourage action. (Quotes do not appear in the book).
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An uptrend is a time of bullish, or positive price movement of a security. Overall, this means that a stock increases with time, even if it still fluctuates, and has definite highs and lows. Following is some information on this online investing term, and some advice on how to buy into upward trending stock, and how to sell as an uptrend comes to a close.
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September 24 through 26, 2010, 14 women, selected at random from over 50 applicants, spent a weekend of fun and encouragement at Indian Bear Lodge, near Mt. Vernon, Ohio. Princess Pinky Ta-Ta, also known as Gloria Begley, flitted about dressed in a hot pink tutu, a matching feather boa, and a tiara. As Princess Pinky Ta-Ta, she lead group activities, including teaching the women how to “suit up” in their waders, vests, and boots. Begley is the Ohio CFR Participant Coordinator. She explained her character’s role:
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