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Case interview · Hypothesis Driven analysis

A multi-asset fund has trailed its benchmark three years running. The board wants to know whether it's bad luck, bad process, or the wrong benchmark. Structure the diagnostic.

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I'd decompose the underperformance before assigning blame, because the three explanations have different signatures.…

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Concepts behind this questionProfitability trees and MECE decomposition
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