James Hendries

JUNE 20, 2023

As the economy is likely downshifting, investors should take heed that the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) current stance is eerily similar to early 2007. A Lot Can Change in a Few Quarters So, why bring up a Fed statement from 2007? A lot changed over the course of 2007 and 2008 as the economy fell into the Great Financial Crisis.

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Brown Advisory

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

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?"

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Brown Advisory

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

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?"

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The Big Picture

JUNE 20, 2023

In 2007, firms extracted — the private equity firms extracted $20 billion from companies in the form of dividend recapitalizations. Or should this be kept out of private asset allocators’ hands? MORGENSON: And so, he buys this portfolio of junk bonds. But so you had these dividend recaps. RITHOLTZ: Wow.

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