Getting The Most out of Icarra: Benchmarks

This article is the first in a series. By the end of the series the reader will understand several key concepts of successful investing and how to use Icarra to apply those concepts to real life situations. The first installment of this series will investigate benchmarks.

Appropriate Uses of Benchmarks

Why benchmark

Benchmarks are useful for a variety of reasons. Nearly everyone has indirectly used a benchmark when choosing a mutual fund to invest in. Far fewer investors have used a benchmark to track their individual performance. This is unfortunate..

Benchmark choice

Psychological effects

Using Icarra benchmarks

Setting the benchmark

Benchmark in the performance page

Benchmarks in charts