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My guess is each type (ratio, alpha and beta, etc.) has its own adherents. The other thing to remember is that these stats are all based on past performance. (beware the black swan).
Understanding Volatility Measurements
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Here is the fix Chip
Investor is userid 64
"about" is the name of the field that contains the "test" in the share box for the his profile.
GDN_User is the table.
setting it to "" will get rid of the "test" and the box.
UPDATE GDN_User SET…
I think the only thing you can be sure of related to a closed-end fund is stated here.
http://www.sec.gov/answers/mfclose.htm
read these verses on ETFs versus other vehicles
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closed-end_fund
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Speaking of spreadsheets. This guy has some incredibly good spreadsheets and tutorials. His old site is archived here and was virus free as far as I could tell. Gummy is a retired Math prof.
You can look at the tutorials without downloading she…
1) - no different than buy low and sell high. If the discount goes to -5% and stays there forever and you bought at 6%, you deduct 11% right off the bat (from your gains and losses. On the other hand if the premium is 6% and you sell when the prem…
Yes the R class and advisor class if you have the minimums or can get them through your institution bypassing the minimums.
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http://www.franklintempleton.com/retail/app/product/views/fund_page.jsf?fundNumber=816
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I'll fifth PRWCX. There was some trepidation at FA when the long-time "winning" manager stepped down in mid-2000's and was succeeded by the current manager, but many of us stuck with it and it hasn't let us down. Another favorite at one time was…
