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The Other 95%

Brown Advisory

The Other 95% achen Mon, 04/16/2018 - 13:23 The traditional goal for a nonprofit’s investment portfolio was to earn a 5% return or so that could be used to fund the nonprofit’s programs. Today, we help nonprofits make an impact with the other 95% of their portfolio.

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The Other 95%

Brown Advisory

The traditional goal for a nonprofit’s investment portfolio was to earn a 5% return or so that could be used to fund the nonprofit’s programs. Today, we help nonprofits make an impact with the other 95% of their portfolio. The “other 95%” of the portfolio existed solely as a financial engine. Mon, 04/16/2018 - 13:23.

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Crypto – just a rock, or a good investment? (debate got wild)

Sara Grillo

” -Scott Salaske Salaske says that it would be have to have a growth driver or utility, or else it would be like picking up a rock and putting it into your portfolio. Wright: So if gold is something a client could be invested in and potentially suitably recommended by an advisor, what is the argument against Bitcoin?

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How to Invest in the S&P 500: What You Need to Know

Good Financial Cents

Warren took it one step further, once betting hedge fund manager Ted Seides $1 million that an index fund would outperform a portfolio of hedge funds over the next ten years. But does it make sense for ALL investors to invest in the S&P 500? What if you’re not 100% comfortable investing all your money in the stock market?

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Starting Points

Brown Advisory

Assets in investments aligned to environmental, social or governance factors increased nearly fivefold between 2012 and 2016, according to US SIF Foundation. Still, nearly three out of four investors wait for their advisors to raise the topic of sustainability in relation to their portfolios, according to a 2013 survey by Calvert Investments.

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Starting Points

Brown Advisory

Assets in investments aligned to environmental, social or governance factors increased nearly fivefold between 2012 and 2016, according to US SIF Foundation. . . One family we advise wants to support local businesses with a regionally focused portfolio. That can be a mistake. Take "baby steps" before a "giant leap."

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A Timeline of Some of The Best Investment Books

The Irrelevant Investor

Fisher, 1958 The Money Game - George Goodman, 1967 A Random Walk Down Wall Street - Burton Malkiel, 1973 Manias, Panics, and Crashes: A History of Financial Crises - Charles Kindleberger, 1978 The Alchemy of Finance - George Soros, 1987 Market Wizards - Jack Schwager, 1989 Liar's Poker - Michael Lewis, 1989 101 Years on Wall Street, An Investor's Almanac (..)