De Anza College Financial Economics Essay

Read the above article about the Sortino ratio. In your opinion which is the better ratio: Sortino ratio or Sharpe ratio? Provide some examples to support your opinion. Frank Sortino, who created the one measure, thinks that both measures are bad ways to pick stocks. What do you think? [Note: it’s ok to agree or disagree with him.] Can you think of reasons why these might not be good ways to pick stocks?  You do not need to address all these questions; they are merely suggestions to get you to think about the issues.