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MiB: Armen Panossian, Oaktree Capital Management

The Big Picture

This week, we speak with Armen Panossian , managing director and head of performing credit at Oaktree Capital Management , which has $179 billion in assets under management. He previously worked for Pequot Capital Management, where he worked on distressed debt strategy. Currently, he is Vice Chairman of IBM.

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Conversation with the Portfolio Manager: Mid-Cap Growth Strategy

Brown Advisory

Conversation with the Portfolio Manager: Mid-Cap Growth Strategy achen Wed, 09/20/2017 - 16:43 Over time, the Brown Advisory small-cap growth team, led by Christopher Berrier and George Sakellaris, watched numerous successful investments compound and grow out of their investible universe. Q: Can you describe your investment process?

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Conversation with the Portfolio Manager: Mid-Cap Growth Strategy

Brown Advisory

Conversation with the Portfolio Manager: Mid-Cap Growth Strategy. Chris and George are both seasoned managers - each with over 16 years of experience – but with complementary backgrounds. In early 2006, he took over the small-cap initiative at Brown Advisory, pioneering the current approach. Wed, 09/20/2017 - 16:43.

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Minimizing The Damage Of Large, Unexpected Withdrawals

Random Roger's Retirement Planning

There is a secondary, more subtle point that relates to portfolio construction and portfolio theory as we discuss here and as I have implemented into client accounts. Back in 2006 and 2007 there were far fewer funds available to help offset large stock market declines.

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Trying To Find The Optimal Number Of Stocks To Own

Random Roger's Retirement Planning

The title tells you the author's conclusion, Why Your Portfolio Should Hold Way More Than 30 Stocks. If a portfolio starts with 40 holdings each with an equal 2.5% So while it would be rare to have one go to zero without you paying attention and taking action, I think the typical portfolio could ride out something in the 2.5-3.5%

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Transcript: Marta Norton

The Big Picture

She has a fascinating career, starting a PLS working away up as an analyst and eventually, head of outcome-based strategies for Morningstar, eventually rising from that position and portfolio manager to Chief Investment Officer. Let me give you some background on Morningstar Managed Portfolios. RITHOLTZ: Sure.

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ESG and the Stock-­Picker’s Dilemma

Brown Advisory

Hundreds of academic studies and thousands of media commentaries have taken different angles on this issue, with the conversation centered on one key question: Does the incorporation of ESG factors in portfolios help, hurt, or do nothing to returns? Can we also generate predictable utility from managing portfolios around an "ESG factor?"