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By: Mutual Fund Research: What You Should Know About Standard Deviation

Mutual Fund Research: What You Should Know About Standard Deviation — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 16:09:24 +0000

[...] 31.12.2010 | Author: jemstep | Posted in Other Finance & Business In a previous post on measurements of risk in mutual fund research, we focused on the use of concepts such as beta, sharpe ratio and standard deviation as tools to [...]

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Fri, 31 Dec 2010 11:07:59 +0000

[...] Should Know About Standard Deviation 12.31.2010 · Posted in Business In a previous post on measurements of risk in mutual fund research, we focused on the use of concepts such as beta, sharpe ratio and standard deviation as tools to [...]

By: Mutual funds: What you should know about Standard Deviation | Jemstep Blog : Stock Trading Advice : Stock Investment Research

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 19:20:47 +0000

[...] = "http://widgets.digg.com/buttons.js";s1.parentNode.insertBefore(s, s1);})();In a previous post on measurements of risk in mutual fund research, we focused on the use of concepts such as beta, sharpe ratio and standard deviation as tools to [...]

By: Three Time-Tested Ways to Keep Sane in a Challenging Market | Jemstep Blog

Three Time-Tested Ways to Keep Sane in a Challenging Market | Jemstep Blog — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 21:32:21 +0000

[...] When it comes to investment analysis, risk and return are two sides of the same coin. Too often we forget that to properly measure the performance of our assets and portfolios we have to take into account, not just what they earned but also how much risk we assumed in getting that return. For a thorough discussion on alternative methodologies for measuring risk please see Kevin Cimring’s excellent posting of June 7 “Measurement of risk in mutual fund research”. [...]

By: Susie

Susie — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 01:02:29 +0000

Beta has nothing to do with risk or stability. It just measures volatility.

Example: MSFT is very volatile, but the price stays within a range.

By: Kevin Cimring

Kevin Cimring — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:58:15 +0000

Thanks Angelo — look out tomorrow for our Friday blog, which is Part 2 of Style Investing. Thanks, cheers!

By: Angelo M.

Angelo M. — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:59:22 +0000

Hi Kevin, it’s a pleasure. You guys post great articles. The future upgrade sounds good, looking forward to it.

By: Kevin Cimring

Kevin Cimring — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:18:11 +0000

Hey Angelo M — thanks for your regular contribution to this blog. We’ll be upgrading our commenting system soon, so we can engage in more meaningful discussion. Let me know if there are any specific areas you’d like covered in future posts.

Thanks again.

Kind regards
Kevin

By: Angelo M.

Angelo M. — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:11:15 +0000

Thanks guys. I like the parts where you say “higher/lower is better”. You have to keep it simple for me

By: Kevin Cimring

Kevin Cimring — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:29:24 +0000

Thanks for your comment. Yes, Jemstep will be introducing ETF’s fairly soon. We’re in private beta at the moment, so the first step is for us to move into public beta. ETF’s will be launched pretty soon after that and we’ll keep readers posted on this blog. Thanks again.