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US Tangible Investment Corporation - Market Update
Chart #1 - Comparative Performance Chart ... SPECIAL NOTE: The \"Comparative Performance Chart\" and the corresponding line chart are updated January and June. ...
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Sample Plans - Bplans.com
... 7.2 Key Financial Indicators, [back to top]. The following benchmark chart indicates our key financial indicators for the first three years. ...
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\"Benchmark\" is a common synonym for \"reference\" in the finance and IT. The \"benchmark curve\" shows the performance of standard indexes as a basis of comparison for the performance curve of the shares in question:

Main Entry: bench·mark
Pronunciation: \'bench-\"märk
Function: noun
Date: circa 1842
1 usually bench mark : a mark on a permanent object indicating elevation and serving as a reference in topographic surveys and tidal observations
2 a : a point of reference from which measurements may be made b : something that serves as a standard by which others may be measured or judged c : a standardized problem or test that serves as a basis for evaluation or comparison (as of computer system performance)