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The Advisory | June 2015

Brown Advisory

The Advisory | June 2015. Wed, 06/03/2015 - 10:14. equity market: A comparatively quick interest rate increase counteracts the benefit from stronger economic growth, impairing profitability and valuations. Concern about future economic growth undermines valuations. Shifting Gears. Impact on U.S. Impact on U.S.

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Global Leaders Strategy Investment Letter: January 2024

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Both types of error are due to a combination of either mis-assessing the business quality or its valuation (or both). Our 10/10/3 valuation framework using a 10% weighted average cost of capital is undoubtedly conservative and ends up with us missing some big opportunities as type 2 errors of omission.

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Diving Deep: Achieving Outperformance By Using Environmental Research

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managers focused on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors and the 13.6% We bought shares in WhiteWave in December 2015, in recognition of the healthy-living category of foods moving mainstream. We look for fundamental strengths, attractive valuations and what we call Sustainable Business Advantage (SBA).

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Diving Deep: Achieving Outperformance By Using Environmental Research

Brown Advisory

managers focused on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors and the 13.6% We bought shares in WhiteWave in December 2015, in recognition of the healthy-living category of foods moving mainstream. We look for fundamental strengths, attractive valuations and what we call Sustainable Business Advantage (SBA).

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Transcript: Marta Norton

The Big Picture

She has a fascinating career, starting a PLS working away up as an analyst and eventually, head of outcome-based strategies for Morningstar, eventually rising from that position and portfolio manager to Chief Investment Officer. And then I move into the money management part of my career. NORTON: Yeah. NORTON: Yeah.

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Anchoring Expectations

Brown Advisory

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. Determine both your annual level of spending and a five- and 10-year goal for portfolio returns.

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Dream or Opportunity?

Brown Advisory

Thu, 09/03/2015 - 15:11. 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. By Stephen Shutz, CFA, Tax-Exempt Portfolio Manager. Rude Awakening.