They tested which combination of valuations could yield the best performance and the emphasis to place on each statistic.

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All this emphasis on performance, however, has one slight drawback: there is little evidence that funds which perform well for a few years will continue to do so, and plenty of evidence that usually they will not.

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During the recession, companies started to shift gears and increased the emphasis on financial performance targets.

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