Measurement of Risk-Adjusted Return
KNOWLEDGE EXPECTED OF: QAFP® Professionals
Highest Knowledge Level: Understanding
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Awareness
The state of being aware that something exists / to have familiarity with a particular activity or subject
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Understanding
To comprehend the general relationship of particulars / to have an expertise with how something works
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Application
Ability to put information to use / to use knowledge for relevant, practical purposes
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Evaluation
To judge or conclude by utilizing data / a systematic determination of something’s worth or significance
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Define
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Identify
To be aware of / to recognize and correctly name / to locate an appropriate resource
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Explain
To make clear the meaning of / to describe something in more detail or reveal relevant facts or ideas related to it
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Determine
To ascertain / to come to a decision, such as by investigation or reasoning
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Compare
To note the similarities and differences between two or more things
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Estimate
To determine an approximate value for
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Calculate
To find the value using mathematics
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Convert
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Evaluate
To reach a conclusion or make a through careful study
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Interpret
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Hold cursor over or click on each term to read its definition.
- Explain the expected risk-adjusted return for an investment using the Capital Asset Pricing Model.
- Define a benchmark.
- Identify characteristics of a benchmark, such as:
- Same risk as the portfolio
- Specified in advance
- Objectively constructed
- Easily measurable
- Identify benchmarks to which realized returns may be compared in assessing performance, such as:
- Market indices
- Other similarly constructed investments
- Required rate of return to meet goal
KNOWLEDGE EXPECTED OF: CFP® Professionals
Highest Knowledge Level: Evaluation
Knowledge Levels and Associated Verbs
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Awareness
The state of being aware that something exists / to have familiarity with a particular activity or subject
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Understanding
To comprehend the general relationship of particulars / to have an expertise with how something works
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Application
Ability to put information to use / to use knowledge for relevant, practical purposes
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Evaluation
To judge or conclude by utilizing data / a systematic determination of something’s worth or significance
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Define
To state exactly the meaning of
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Identify
To be aware of / to recognize and correctly name / to locate an appropriate resource
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Explain
To make clear the meaning of / to describe something in more detail or reveal relevant facts or ideas related to it
|
Determine
To ascertain / to come to a decision, such as by investigation or reasoning
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Compare
To note the similarities and differences between two or more things
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Estimate
To determine an approximate value for
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Calculate
To find the value using mathematics
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Convert
To change from one form or purpose to another
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Evaluate
To reach a conclusion or make a through careful study
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Interpret
To give the meaning of / to construe or understand / to translate orally
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Hold cursor over or click on each term to read its definition.
- Explain the expected risk-adjusted return for an investment using the Capital Asset Pricing Model.
- Define a benchmark.
- Identify characteristics of a benchmark, such as:
- Same risk as the portfolio
- Specified in advance
- Objectively constructed
- Easily measurable
- Identify benchmarks to which realized returns may be compared in assessing performance, such as:
- Market indices
- Other similarly constructed investments
- Required rate of return to meet goal
Additional Knowledge Expected of CFP Professionals
- Calculate the expected risk-adjusted return for an investment using the Capital Asset Pricing Model.
- Interpret the expected risk-adjusted return for an investment using the Capital Asset Pricing Model.
- Define measurements of risk-adjusted return, such as:
- Sharpe Ratio
- Treynor Ratio
- Jensen Index
- Explain each of the measurements of risk-adjusted return.
- Interpret each of the measurements of risk-adjusted return.
- Identify when the use of each measurement of risk-adjusted return is appropriate.
- Compare the risk-adjusted return of an investment to the risk-adjusted return of its benchmark.
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