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No Pain, No Gain

Investing Caffeine

Although I have noted some of the key headwinds the economy faces above, it is worth noting that current corporate profits remain at/near all-time record highs (see chart below) and the 3.6% As Albert Einstein stated, “In the middle of every difficulty lies an opportunity.”.

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Rude Awakening

Brown Advisory

As recently as 2012 Puerto Rico was able to sell to investors public-sector bonds despite its bleak fiscal outlook and shrinking economy. Consider this scenario: An economy is shrinking, government debt is ballooning and emigration is eroding the workforce. By Taylor Graff, CFA, Asset Allocation Analyst.

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Shadow Consumption

Brown Advisory

economy is in its sixth year of expansion, the housing market is strengthening, initial claims for unemployment insurance have hit a 41-year low, and yet there is one group that seems noticeably absent from the party: the consumer. By Taylor Graff, CFA, Asset Allocation Analyst. Rude Awakening. Dream or Opportunity?

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Europe's Slow Climb

Brown Advisory

Europe’s economy has picked up steam even with Ukraine battling Russian-backed insurgents and Greece narrowly dodging an exit from the eurozone. Greater consumption has sped growth in the eurozone’s four largest economies—Germany, France, Italy and Spain. Eurozone growth will probably speed up to 1.5% this year from 0.8%

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Investment Perspectives | Bubbles II

Brown Advisory

economy following the financial crisis. By keeping short-term interest rates at effectively zero since 2008, the Fed has prompted investors to reach for incremental returns by buying risk assets, including stocks, high-yielding or longer-dated bonds, real estate, private equity, etc. An index constituent must also be considered a U.S.

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Transcript: Elizabeth Burton, Goldman Sachs Asset Management

The Big Picture

It depends on your asset allocation. I also don’t think you should ever really beat yourself up for sticking to your asset allocation and your beliefs. And they took it out of their asset allocation in favor of other strategies. 00:26:07 [Speaker Changed] No.

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Investment Perspectives | Cool Change

Brown Advisory

As head of asset allocation research in our Investment Solutions Group, he is responsible for analyzing the relative attractiveness of various asset classes and investment strategies. Additionally, the Australian economy has not experienced a recession since 1991.