A note on the evaluation of long-run investment decisions using the sharpe ratio
Ken Johnston (),
John Hatem () and
Elton Scott ()
Journal of Economics and Finance, 2013, vol. 37, issue 1, 150-157
Abstract:
This paper reexamines the use of the Sharpe ratio to measure the performance of large and small company stocks along with corporate bonds over different holding periods. It builds on previous research which cites the effects of serial correlation and non-normality in the creation of estimation error in the calculation of the Sharpe ratio. It finds that higher order moments such as skewness and kurtosis are a further source of error that must be accounted for when making inferences about asset performance. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2013
Keywords: Sharpe Ratio; Investment Horizon; Serial Correlation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/s12197-011-9213-8
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