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Private Credit Outshines Many High-Valuation Stocks, Bonds

Brown Advisory

Private Credit Outshines Many High-Valuation Stocks, Bonds. With interest rates at record lows and many publicly traded bonds and stocks approaching historically high valuations, private credit has become increasingly attractive to investors because of its total return prospects, steady income and role in diversification.

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Chinese Tech Giants Lose Their Backers

Validea

Last month, Tencent posted the first revenue decline its seen since 2014, and present economic conditions in China make it unlikely to get back on track any time soon as the gaming industry deals with stricter regulations and ongoing Covid lockdowns. Meanwhile, BYD faces negative investor sentiment and wavering growth momentum.

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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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March Madness: Final Four Investing Bracket 2024

Dear Mr. Market

EOG is poised to breakout and trades at bargain valuation of about nine times earnings (relative to the S&P at 23 times earnings and a touch under the overall energy sector of 12 times earnings). That said, it loses early in round one simply due to us believing it’s close to full valuation and due for a breather.

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Dream or Opportunity?

Brown Advisory

31, 2014, suggests that his goal is not just fantasy. Still, we believe that attractive opportunities for fundamental, bottom-up investing endure in China S and Asia’s other emerging markets, where valuations are more attractive than for equities in the developed world like the U.S. 31, 2014, quickly making the country the world’s No.

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In Too Deep? The Risks From Sub-Zero Rates

Brown Advisory

The ECB’s introduction of a negative rate in June 2014 has had no obvious impact on banks’ excess reserve accumulation. They should exercise caution when reaching for yield—valuations of some high-dividend, low-growth stocks already look excessive in our view. and 0.5%, respectively, or 0.2 percentage points and 0.5

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Strategic Advisory Letter | 2015 Year-End Planning Checklist

Brown Advisory

As 2015 comes to a close, we remind our clients and friends of how important it is take time to review new tax rules, consider tax-saving opportunities and review investment and asset-protection plans before year’s end. In this letter, we outline a number of tax-saving and other opportunities to consider before the close of the year.