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To: Jon Tara who wrote (1546)2/2/2001 1:44:34 PM
From: Doppler  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 2402
 
Taking an average of the 5 percentage gains would not be fair. That's not how a brokerage house calculates your portfolio gain, why should this contest. Imagine someone picking one stock that goes from $1 to $2. The other four are $20 stocks and stay flat for a month. You think someone whose portfolio goes from $8000 to $8001 in a month should win. I don't.



To: Jon Tara who wrote (1546)2/2/2001 2:14:07 PM
From: Scott Lux  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 2402
 
I do need to look into this further - obviously "overall" is a vague term. Regardless, percentage WILL determine the winner. I need to look at if it is the percentage that the portfolio calculates or if it is a cumulative return. Thanks for your patience while I work through this.

Scott


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