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Real Estate Glossary

Alpha

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Written by Richard Wilson

This is a risk-adjusted statistic that measures the performance of an investment portfolio by taking the volatility of a managed portfolio of equities or other assets then comparing its risk-adjusted performance to a benchmark index. Alpha is the excessive return of the fund relative to the return of the benchmark index.

This is a risk-adjusted statistic that measures the performance of an investment portfolio by taking the volatility of a managed portfolio of equities or other assets then comparing its risk-adjusted performance to a benchmark index. Alpha is the excessive return of the fund relative to the return of the benchmark index.

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Richard Wilson