Comments on: Chimpanzee clobbers investment funds with performance

By: Er hat’s wieder getan! Affe schlägt Portfolio Manager.

Er hat’s wieder getan! Affe schlägt Portfolio Manager. — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 06:02:19 +0000

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By: Jerome Barry

Jerome Barry — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:58:18 +0000

Once again, the best funds are closed to Joe Six Pack.

By: Roger

Roger — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:07:38 +0000

A lot of her result depends on the pool of companies from which she chose results. and it was a one time event. Stories like these are fun for headlines, but pretty meaningless in general.

By: Frank W

Frank W — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:28:44 +0000

This is old hat. Around 25 years ago, two tests with chimpanzees were done. The chimps threw darts at the stock reports page of a newspaper. In both cases, the chimps trumped the markets stock pickers. I once had a temporary broker who told me that he selected stocks by turning the stocks page around and sticking pins thru the back. He said he did much better than when he picked stocks.

By: Prieur du Plessis

Prieur du Plessis — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:51:04 +0000

She works for food, but her performance bonuses are massive. Sure to become a regulatory issue!

By: bklash

bklash — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:32:57 +0000

Any idea what the chimp’s fees are?

By: Carel

Carel — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 10:34:39 +0000

The same “research” was done about 10 years ago and published, with the same results