how portfolio managers are ranked
if a portfolio manager consistently picks stocks that outperform the benchmark the investment fund they work for will produce a higher rate of return and those in the financial media will take notice money managers are ranked based on the portfolio rate of return and how those returns compare to the benchmark financial sites such as morningstar group funds by benchmark and rank every fund in order according to its performance relative to the index financial sites also compare the return generated by a fund to the volatility of the portfolio over time 