Brown Advisory

DECEMBER 2, 2015

Wed, 12/02/2015 - 10:29. An essential step in estate planning is making sure beneficiaries know all the responsibilities and challenges that accompany the management of increasing wealth. Some 55% of Americans die without having prepared a will or estate plan, according to the American Bar Association’s website.

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Brown Advisory

DECEMBER 2, 2015

Wed, 12/02/2015 - 12:50. In advising clients over the years, we have seen the value of helping families buy into the longterm orientation essential to successful investing and portfolio management through all market conditions. Anchoring Expectations. We cannot control the first two forces. Ensuring Legacies Last.

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Brown Advisory

DECEMBER 2, 2015

Wed, 12/02/2015 - 12:58. Through conservative, bottom-up analysis, we are taking advantage of current market dynamics to buy attractively priced debt in companies with solid revenues and limited vulnerability to an economic downturn. Debt in well-managed companies positioned to weather an economic slump return nearly three times the 2.3%

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Brown Advisory

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Thu, 09/03/2015 - 15:11. China’s plummeting stock prices, slowing economic growth and currency volatility have pushed many investors out of the market. Behind the change in investor sentiment lies deteriorating economics in China. Economic recoveries usually feature a surge in consumption as employment and wages rebound.

Insurance 52

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Brown Advisory

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Tue, 09/01/2015 - 11:30. Economic recoveries usually feature a surge in consumption as employment and wages rebound. Consumer spending accounts for about 70% of economic activity, so any weakness drags down growth, employment, wage gains and stock prices—the biggest engines of prosperity. Shadow Consumption. Current U.S.

Food 52

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Brown Advisory

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Thu, 09/03/2015 - 15:10. War and financial turmoil— the bane of Europe’s economic well-being last century—are currently veiling a rebound in regional growth and unanticipated vigor among European companies. During the second quarter of 2015, Spain’s gross domestic product expanded 1% on a quarterly basis. Europe's Slow Climb.

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Brown Advisory

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Thu, 09/03/2015 - 15:10. The island’s economy has shrunk for nearly a decade and will probably contract by more than 1% during fiscal year 2015, according to a June report commissioned by Puerto Rico and co-written by Anne Krueger, a former first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund. Rude Awakening.

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