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Diving Deep: Achieving Outperformance By Using Environmental Research

Brown Advisory

When sizing up a company’s opportunities and risks, portfolio managers vary widely in how they weigh ESG factors. Some portfolio managers use ESG data to find companies that they believe are less harmful than others. They then construct their portfolios by using traditional measures for valuation and performance.

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Diving Deep: Achieving Outperformance By Using Environmental Research

Brown Advisory

When sizing up a company’s opportunities and risks, portfolio managers vary widely in how they weigh ESG factors. Some portfolio managers use ESG data to find companies that they believe are less harmful than others. They then construct their portfolios by using traditional measures for valuation and performance.

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Intel SERPLUS Elections 2020: 4 Steps to Consider Given the Recent Company Uncertainty

Cordant Wealth Partners

During a recession, this number obviously goes up (136 and 210 filed for bankruptcy protection in 2008 and 2009, respectively) but drops in times of economic expansion (58 and 64 filed in 2018 and 2019, respectively). Shifts a concentrated equity position to a more diversified portfolio.

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Siemens Deferred Compensation Elections for Former Employees of Mentor Graphics: 4 Steps to Consider

Cordant Wealth Partners

During a recession, this number obviously goes up (136 and 210 filed for bankruptcy protection in 2008 and 2009, respectively) but drops in times of economic expansion (58 and 64 filed in 2018 and 2019, respectively). Shifts a concentrated equity position to a more diversified portfolio.

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Should you cancel your CFP designation?

Sara Grillo

A few years later Scott merged Quest with another local investment advisory firm, Portfolio Solutions, that shared the same investment principles at that time. 2009, January 20.) Investment Adviser Public Disclosure. Trone, Don. 2017, July 11). ThinkAdvisor. Just Say No’ to CFP Board’s New Standards. Weisman, Robert. Boston.com.

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Transcript: Aswath Damodaran

The Big Picture

And again, some history, until 2009 or ‘10, Warren Buffett actually spoke out against buybacks. But if you load up your portfolio with those, God only knows what a year or two from now you’re going to be looking at because these companies are going to be forced to cut their dividends. I mean, strong words for Buffett.

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