PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - M. Barton Waring TI - Should Investments Be Made on a Benchmark-Relative Basis? AID - 10.3905/joi.2003.319561 DP - 2003 Nov 30 TA - The Journal of Investing PG - 6--7 VI - 12 IP - 4 4099 - https://pm-research.com/content/12/4/6.short 4100 - https://pm-research.com/content/12/4/6.full AB - Benchmarks are much more important than just their role as a performance yardstick. Barton Waring discusses some of the other roles of benchmarks and answers the question, “Should investments be made on a benchmark-relative basis?”