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Tales from the Crypto: How to Think About Bitcoin

ClearMoney

It suspended trading and filed for bankruptcy in February 2014, announcing that hundreds of thousands of bitcoins had been lost and likely stolen.2. The UK Financial Conduct Authority cited a number of concerns as it prohibited the sale of “cryptoasset” investment products to retail investors last year.

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EUROPEAN RE-ENTRY: Why We Are Shifting Portfolios Toward European Stocks

Brown Advisory

Throughout this period, we often saw windows in which we believed that European valuations were more attractive, but we were cautious due to Europe’s high debt levels and struggles to generate economic growth. Currencies: Our analysis shows that between 1978 and 2014, currency movement explained 50% of the U.S. is much clearer.

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EUROPEAN RE-ENTRY: Why We Are Shifting Portfolios Toward European Stocks

Brown Advisory

Throughout this period, we often saw windows in which we believed that European valuations were more attractive, but we were cautious due to Europe’s high debt levels and struggles to generate economic growth. Currencies: Our analysis shows that between 1978 and 2014, currency movement explained 50% of the U.S. is much clearer.

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Conversation with the Portfolio Manager: Mid-Cap Growth Strategy

Brown Advisory

After joining the investment industry in 2001, he served as director of research at two firms, creating a small-cap growth strategy at one of them before joining Brown Advisory in 2014. While valuation is critical to our approach, it occurs near the end of our process. Second, we keep a keen eye on valuation.

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Conversation with the Portfolio Manager: Mid-Cap Growth Strategy

Brown Advisory

After joining the investment industry in 2001, he served as director of research at two firms, creating a small-cap growth strategy at one of them before joining Brown Advisory in 2014. While valuation is critical to our approach, it occurs near the end of our process. Second, we keep a keen eye on valuation.

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Fear Not

The Better Letter

As Morgan Housel has cautioned : “The business model of the majority of financial services companies relies on exploiting the fears, emotions, and lack of intelligence of customers. 2014 : “What concerns us beyond valuations is the full ensemble of overvalued, overbought, overbullish conditions.”

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Investment Perspectives - The Great Debate

Brown Advisory

A white paper entitled " Active Alpha ," published by Brown Advisory in 2014, highlights several factors, including: Independent thinking: Studies have shown that managers whose portfolios differ significantly from their benchmarks are more likely to outperform. Reasons for this tendency are varied.