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Random Portfolio Benchmarking: Simulation-based Performance Evaluation in Finance [Portfolio Optimizer]As noted in Surz1, the question Is [a mutual funds]2 performance good? can only be answered relative to something1, typically by comparing that fund to a benchmark like a financial index or to a peer group. Unfortunately, these two methodologies are not without issues. For example, it is very difficult to create an index captur[ing] the essence of the people, process, and philosophy