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10 Things You Can't Learn From a Backtest

Over the last 8 weeks Paul, Chris and Daryl have produced a series of podcasts and videos on 8 of the most important investment decisions investors make. Along with these podcasts and videos Paul and Rich have written Marketwatch articles on the same topics. As a part of the discussion of these important decisions Daryl has updated over 200 tables of hypothetical returns that are used to support the recommended conclusions.

This week, Ben Carlson, one of our Truth Tellers, has written an article on the inherent weaknesses of backtesting. While we have taken steps to minimize the potential…

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