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Just how successful is that investment?¬†¬†Measuring portfolio performance requires evaluation (measuring portfolio results against benchmarks) and attribution (determining individual results of the portfolio’s parts),¬†¬† In this book, a professor and an asset manager show readers how to use theories, applications, and real data to understand¬†these tools. Unlike others,¬†Fischer and Wermers¬†teach¬†readers how¬†to pick the theories and applications that fit their specific needs.¬†¬†With material inspired by the recent financial crisis, Fischer and Wermers bring new clarity to defining investment success.¬†

• Gives readers the theories and the empirical tools to handle their own data
• Features practice problems from the CFA Program curriculum.