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Market remarkably resilient given banking sector challenges

Nationwide Financial

Fund managers remain historically conservative per Bank of America’s Global Fund Manager Survey showing asset allocators long cash and short equities. Cash levels rose in March at the fastest pace since last September and remain above average and allocation to equities remains significantly lower than in history.

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Market volatility: Reminder to prepare for downturns

SEI

We are currently experiencing one of the most volatile times in decades, on top of the start of the pandemic and the 2008-2009 recession. That’s why, when facing market volatility, stewards of long-term assets held at all types of nonprofit institutions recognize the importance of a well-thought-out investment process. .

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No Pain, No Gain

Investing Caffeine

For long-term stock investors who have reaped the massive +520% rewards from the March 2009 lows, they understand this gargantuan climb was not earned without some rocky times along the way.

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Myth-Busting with Momentum: How to Pursue the Premium

ClearMoney

As with many things in life, the truth is somewhere between the extremes: While both simulated and real-world data suggest momentum may not be suitable as a driver of long-term asset allocations, we believe momentum considerations can be integrated in a cost-effective way to help inform daily portfolio management decisions.

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Diamonds In The Rough

Brown Advisory

Through conservative, bottom-up analysis, we are taking advantage of current market dynamics to buy attractively priced debt in companies with solid revenues and limited vulnerability to an economic downturn. Debt in well-managed companies positioned to weather an economic slump return nearly three times the 2.3%

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Europe's Slow Climb

Brown Advisory

War and financial turmoil— the bane of Europe’s economic well-being last century—are currently veiling a rebound in regional growth and unanticipated vigor among European companies. Morgan began tracking this data in 2009. That is the highest level since quarterly data collection began in 2009. . Exceeding Expectations.

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Transcript: Tom Hancock, GMO

The Big Picture

I could maybe flip that around a little bit since I think particularly post 2008, 2009, the quality style of investing has become a lot more popular. And actually Ben Inker is the head of our asset allocation group. We, we call asset allocation at GMO. That’s the key to quality investing.

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