Market volatility in 2020 has seen unprecedented peaks, valleys, and even recovery. This has left many investors scratching their heads as they try to evaluate the effectiveness of their overall strategy and individual investment choices. The good news is, there are many tried-and-true investment benchmarking strategies and principles that can be applied to provide reliable guidance. With that in mind, we offer our thoughts on effective ways to make such analyses in both the short- and long-term.