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Market Commentary: Volatility Is the Toll We Pay

Carson Wealth

Recent economic data from China show that the world’s second largest economy is in trouble. economy is likely to be minimal. and financial markets. In short, China’s economy is in trouble. Usually, the industrial side of the economy makes up for slow consumer spending, but not this time. Retail sales are up just 2.5%

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Asset Allocation: Caution Toward High Dividend Yielding Stocks

Brown Advisory

Asset Allocation: Caution Toward High Dividend Yielding Stocks achen Fri, 10/28/2016 - 11:25 Why Have High Dividend Yielding Sectors Done Well This Year? Criteria evaluated include: market capitalization, financial viability, liquidity, public float, sector representation, and corporate structure. © 2016 Morningstar, Inc.

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Asset Allocation: Caution Toward High Dividend Yielding Stocks

Brown Advisory

Fri, 10/28/2016 - 11:25. Criteria evaluated include: market capitalization, financial viability, liquidity, public float, sector representation, and corporate structure. Standard & Poor’s, S&P, and S&P 500 are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”), a subsidiary of S&P Global Inc.

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Low Correlation in Stocks: A Good Opportunity for Active Managers

Brown Advisory

Investors are very clearly rewarding this body of big technology companies that have built powerful economies of scale and positive network effects in recent years. According to Morningstar, 43% of active managers outpaced their passive counterparts in 2017, a notable improvement from 2016 when only 26% outperformed. Other common U.S.

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Low Correlation in Stocks: A Good Opportunity for Active Managers

Brown Advisory

Investors are very clearly rewarding this body of big technology companies that have built powerful economies of scale and positive network effects in recent years. According to Morningstar, 43% of active managers outpaced their passive counterparts in 2017, a notable improvement from 2016 when only 26% outperformed. Other common U.S.

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Diving Deep: Achieving Outperformance By Using Environmental Research

Brown Advisory

Diving Deep: Achieving Outperformance By Using Environmental Research achen Mon, 09/12/2016 - 10:22 ARM Holdings rose to dominance among makers of smartphone microprocessors by focusing on energy efficiency rather than pure computational power and speed. The limited diversification from such an approach may pose risks. company.

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Diving Deep: Achieving Outperformance By Using Environmental Research

Brown Advisory

Mon, 09/12/2016 - 10:22. On July 18, 2016, Softbank announced plans to buy the company at a 43% premium to the prior day’s closing price. They focus largely on industries that have low environmental footprints, including technology and financial services companies. where environmental practices help win business.

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