<t>Thanks guys. I have a couple of follow-up questions:1. Is there a web site, book, or paper I can read to learn more about quarterly rebalancing vs. annual rebalancing of blended benchmarks?2. I notice that, if I calculate the annualized return using the two different methods that you mentioned (q...

Thanks for the quick reply, janickg.Do you know of any good articles or books that explain why it should be done this way?Thanks,Rob

<t>Quick question about blended benchmarks. I'm hoping someone can help out.Say I have a blended benchmark that is made up of 60% Russell 1000 Growth and 40% Russell 1000 Value. Given the quarterly returns for the individual benchmarks, how could I calculate the annualized return for the blended ben...

Haskell:main = print "Hello World"

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: TelemachosI have created an object of Ring class. Ring r; in main. Then a text is added to the object r add(“word”); The function head looks likevoid Ring::add(const Text &item). The problem is this function.Actually, the const reference might be your problem. My gu...

QuoteOriginally posted by: TelemachosI have been trying to solve this on my own but I give up. This is the message.Can you post the source code? The error you are receiving isn't very descriptive.- Rob

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: CuchulainnIt is possible to read the UML book the night before an interview and next day you are a designer.I disagree with this. As someone who has interviewed potential systems designers, I can tell the difference between a candidate that reads the UML book the night ...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: CuchulainnQuoteOriginally posted by: madmaxParts of boost will be included in the next standard. these includes some (or all) of the smart pointers.Some boost developpers (if not all) are part of the standard committee.GreatThen we wait. I will follow ...If I were start...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: NewGuyRtougher, thanks for your input. I will look into your suggestions when I get a chance... for now I'm still focusing on getting my problem from my previous post working. Do you have any thoughts on why I'm not getting anything results for my BSTR output?ThanksWith...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: NewGuy1) Can someone provide me with some guidance on string usage in c++. In the case of my previous post I know that output to VBA must be a BSTR (or should it be a CComBSTR) so I am using those for output. In the guts of my code, being that I come from a java/c# back...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: CuchulainnOk, going back to (almost) the original question, my answer is NO, it is not possible to learn C++ WELL without formal tranining, just like you cannot become a mathematician without the help of good teachers (unless you are a genius).I learned C++ without form...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: CuchulainnQuoteOriginally posted by: DCFCIt's a bit like the arguments between medics who treat using drugs and surgeons., or a child who when given a hammer thinks of all objects as some sort of nail.You need to work backfrom the problem, rather than saying a method or...

QuoteOriginally posted by: CuchulainnWell, here is my honest opinion, it is what I feel so don't start fighting with me, I'm too oldThanks Cuchulainn. Don't worry, I don't like fighting either .- Rob

Slightly off-topic...I've been using Python a bit lately, with much success. It looks like Python supports adding methods to objects at runtime: Dynamically extending APIs- Rob

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: CuchulainnThanks, I am trying to do a number of things with C++ 1) A generic Command pattern so that I only need 1 class for all commands, instead of 1 class for each encapsulated action. That works a la Gamma book 2) I basically want to add and remove 'methods' to obje...