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Moving the Goalposts

Samuel A. Kiburz, Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Officer Sep 13, 2022
chart shows that changes made mutual funds go from losing assets to attracting assets

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Today's chart appears in a research paper titled, “Moving the Goalposts? Mutual Fund Benchmark Changes and Performance Manipulation” which was referenced in an article from the Wall Street Journal the week of August 22. The paper denotes that 37% of all actively managed mutual fund managers changed their benchmarks between 2006 and 2018, and two-thirds of these changes made the funds appear to improve their performance.

The chart shows that these changes made mutual funds go from losing assets to attracting assets resulting in investors incorrectly assuming that they will perform better. When looking at research, chances are they will not.

Jason Zweig of the Wall Street Journal provided a great reminder, “Prospectuses always warn that past performance is no guarantee of future results. Turns out it’s no guarantee of past results, either.”
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Samuel A. Kiburz, Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Officer
Samuel A. Kiburz, Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Officer

Samuel serves as Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Officer for the Crews family of banks. He manages the individual investment holdings of his clients, including individuals, families, foundations, and institutions throughout the State of Florida. Samuel has been involved in banking since 1996 and has more than 20 years experience working in wealth management.

Investments are not a deposit or other obligation of, or guaranteed by, the bank, are not FDIC insured, not insured by any federal government agency, and are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of principal.

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