Gauging Against Benchmarks 101

Investment returns are generally compared against benchmarks to gauge performance. Yet, yesterday’s big gainer is rarely tomorrow’s winner, and comparison against a benchmark can do more harm than good.

Whether its with indexing or individual equities setting up a plan, and ignoring the noise can be important for multiple reasons. A long term focus will always win out over the short term. Being focused on short term barometers can hinder long term performance.

GWA Cast Discussing Benchmarks

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