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The Advisory | June 2015

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Federal Reserve policymakers forecast that they will likely start tightening this year for the first time since 2006, bringing an end to record liquidity, even as central banks from Europe to Japan push unprecedented stimulus. In many clients’ portfolios we have eliminated our overweight position in U.S. Impact on U.S. Impact on U.S.

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Rude Awakening

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million in 2006, inhibiting demand and economic growth, according to the Krueger report. Meanwhile, tax revenues have declined to about 12% of GNP from more than 15% before 2006, the Krueger report said. Economic recoveries usually feature a surge in consumption as employment and wages rebound. million from about 3.8

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Transcript: Marta Norton

The Big Picture

So I leave the Bureau of Labor Statistics and I move into economic consulting. NORTON: These are portfolios that we’re creating, whether they’re individual stocks, or whether they’re multi-asset portfolios that we offer to financial advisors who in turn offer them to their clients. NORTON: So 2005-2006 timeframe.

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ESG and the Stock-­Picker’s Dilemma

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While these efforts are valuable – they may eventually lead to well-defined ESG factors that resonate with economic principles – it is easy to forget that they cannot prove whether "ESG investing" can be a source of market-independent returns, or alpha.

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ESG and the Stock-­Picker’s Dilemma

Brown Advisory

While these efforts are valuable – they may eventually lead to well-defined ESG factors that resonate with economic principles – it is easy to forget that they cannot prove whether "ESG investing" can be a source of market-independent returns, or alpha. Broader Application and Paths for Future Research.

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Compound Interest | Beware the Trap

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Late in an economic cycle, investors in corporate bonds tend to snap up securities that offer a comparatively high yield but understate the risks of default. Fed policy makers on September 17 reiterated their expectation to raise the main interest rate sometime this year for the first time since 2006. Tue, 09/22/2015 - 10:21.

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Conversation with the Portfolio Manager: Mid-Cap Growth Strategy

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In early 2006, he took over the small-cap initiative at Brown Advisory, pioneering the current approach. While valuation is critical to our approach, it occurs near the end of our process. Second, we keep a keen eye on valuation. After that, we set target prices and model multiple scenarios. We target position sizes between 0.5