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krabuske

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Question 1

Over the last 42 years, the S&P 500 Index has outperformed
◦ 25% of all non-index funds.
◦ 50% of all non-index funds.
◦ 75% of all non-index funds.
◦ 90% of all non-index funds.

Question 2

Survivorship bias creates the illusion of superior performance
◦ by mere random selection.
◦ because unsuccessful funds within the same group are closed out or merged with successful funds.
◦ because they choose inappropriate benchmarks.
◦ because returns on calculated using only the best years.


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Marked as best answer by krabuske on Mar 29, 2022

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krabuske

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Reply 2 on: Mar 29, 2022
Excellent


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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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