Bob Stanfield writes:
>
> > Net worth graph:
> >
> > The only way that a graph can show anything useful about net worth is
> > to show its growth (hopefully) over time. So I would propose a bar -
> > or more likely a line graph which shows assets, liabilities, and net
> > worth over a period. We could just take data points at discrete
> > intervals, but there isn't any reason why we couldn't (optionally) use
> > more intervals and (optionally) some averaging and smoothing techniques.
> >
>
> There are two standards the 50 and 200 day moving average. Is there a reason
> why we couldn't make that a user option?
>
None at all.
> >
> > Portfolio Balance:
> >
> > This is a simple pie chart showing where investments are concentrated.
> > We obviously want something like this. We would want to be able to
> > subdivide by investment type (stocks/mutual funds/property/cash etc.),
> > as well as being able to subdivide further (ie be able to distinguish
> > by meta tag as well), and also display weightings by individual
> > stock/fund etc.
> >
> > Also useful would be a sequence of pie charts showing how weightings
> > have changed over time.
> >
> I find I like line graphs whenever there is historical data.
> This should be user optional.
OK.
>
> > Investment performance:
> >
> > Again, Quicken displays two graphs simultaneously here, and I'm not
> > sure of the usefulness of it. They have a stacked bar graph showing
> > the value of various asset classes in your portfolio on a monthly
> > basis, and a bar graph showing the internal rate of return for each
> > security, with a line showing the average IRR.
>
> Again I use line graphs. When comparing a stock(s) and an index
> I normalize by the initial prices. This is useful to see how a General
> Motors follows swings in the price of crude oil, for example! There are
> few of us old dinosaurs who like information. If I want art, I'll go to a
> museum.
Believe me, I want our graphs to be informative. If "pretty" and
"informative" clash, I'd go for "informative" every time. Where
practical, we should provide choice. And most of the time, there is
no reason for there to be a clash between attractive and functional.
I don't know whether you got my mail before about your statistical
stock comparison - you mentioned two statistics called the "Beta" and
the "covarience". Could you provide a pointer to how to calculate
these, and explain what they mean and how you use them?
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