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A Spectacularly Underappreciated 15 Years

The Big Picture

2015 gain of only 1.4% -2018 drop of 4.4%, including a Q4 drop of nearly 20%. -Q1 Plus bonds down 15% – the first double-digit drop for both asset classes in 4 decades. And that spectacular run of post-financial crisis returns have come with only a few minor setbacks: -Flash Crash in 2010. Q1 2020 down 34% in the pandemic.

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MiB: Ken Kencel, Churchill Asset Management

The Big Picture

 This week, we speak with Ken Kencel, who is president and chief executive officer of Churchill Asset Management, a private credit firm with $46 billion in assets under management that was the top US private equity lender in the 2022 PitchBook league tables and was named 2022 Lender Firm of the Year by The M&A Advisor.

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Why Is the Fed Always Late to the Party?

The Big Picture

If only the Fed didn’t do X, our portfolio would have been much better” seems to be a terrible approach to managing assets for clients. 2010s : Remained on emergency footing post GFC for far too long – left rates at 0 until December 2015. Following those March 2020 rate cuts, the Fed stayed at Zero until March 2022.

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Bigger is Not Always Better in Asset Management

Alpha Architect

Pastor, Stambaugh, and Taylor (2015) and Zhu (2018) provide significant evidence of decreasing returns to scale (DRS) at both the fund and industry levels. Bigger is Not Always Better in Asset Management was originally published at Alpha Architect.

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#FA Success Ep 367: When Being In Business With Your Spouse Doesn’t Work Out And You Have To Start Over, With Kimberly Enders

Nerd's Eye View

Kimberly is the Lead Financial Planner and Managing Partner of Enders Wealth Management, a hybrid advisory firm based in Sterling Heights, Michigan, that oversees $50M in assets under management for 85 client households.

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Stocks vs. Bonds: Historical Returns, Risk, and the Case for Both

Darrow Wealth Management

Because of these differences, stocks and bonds accomplish different things in an asset allocation. But it helps illustrate the importance of diversifying within an asset class like fixed income. Morgan Asset Management. But correlations shift over time and within the asset class itself. Morgan Asset Management.

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Strategic Advisory Letter | 2015 Year-End Planning Checklist

Brown Advisory

Strategic Advisory Letter | 2015 Year-End Planning Checklist. Thu, 11/12/2015 - 11:10. 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. Income Taxes.