Relative performance is the comparison of your portfolio’s returns to those of some benchmark index. Absolute performance is the return of the portfolio itself on a year-over-year basis.

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The absolute imagines chaos if not persevered, the relative escapes becoming 'social dinosaurs'.<br /> <br /> The armoury of the absolute is values, the armoury of the relative is accommodation.

We have entered the world of “relative” returns. In an environment of zero rates, a return of 3 or 4 per cent looks mighty attractive. Stock valuations have levitated back up to levels we haven’t seen ...