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JUNE 19, 2018

While valuations are rising in the space, earnings growth has also been notable this year in the technology sector, with earnings up 8.1% According to Morningstar, 43% of active managers outpaced their passive counterparts in 2017, a notable improvement from 2016 when only 26% outperformed. so far in 2018 vs. 4.3% Other common U.S.

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AUGUST 14, 2023

At the margin, the factors can be a tailwind as experienced in 2017 and 2018 or a headwind as seen in 2016 and 2022, but when we look at attribution over the past three years in the chart below it shows over 100% of the strategy’s alpha came from individual investment selection or stock-picking as the factors combined were a net negative drag.

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Brown Advisory

AUGUST 8, 2018

While we don’t believe this is a primary driver in every situation, the fact remains that we are at a favorable point in the cycle for spinoff activity—valuations are higher, and companies can monetize their assets on good terms (this is especially true for cyclical businesses). For example, Danaher spun out Fortive in 2016.

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The Big Picture

OCTOBER 24, 2022

And how do we think about them from a valuation perspective? And actually, that sweet, that collection of strategies, which is in the Morningstar alternatives fund is where a lot of our portfolio managers were turning to at the end of last year when, you know, fixed income is so poor on a prospective basis, equity, valuations are really high.

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Brown Advisory

JUNE 21, 2017

equity funds in 2016 alone. On the upside, active managers are often reluctant to overweight or “chase” the leading stocks in the market because those stocks typically sell at premium valuations. It underperformed primarily during very strong markets, as might be expected given its discipline with regard to valuations.

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Brown Advisory

JUNE 21, 2017

equity funds in 2016 alone. On the upside, active managers are often reluctant to overweight or “chase” the leading stocks in the market because those stocks typically sell at premium valuations. It underperformed primarily during very strong markets, as might be expected given its discipline with regard to valuations.

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The Better Letter

JANUARY 26, 2024

In December of 2016, Dent went on CNBC to insist the Dow would “end up between 3,000 and 5,000 a couple years from now.” As Morgan Housel has cautioned : “The business model of the majority of financial services companies relies on exploiting the fears, emotions, and lack of intelligence of customers.

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Brown Advisory

AUGUST 24, 2017

As noted above, private real estate valuations generally only change according to periodic property appraisals, whereas REITs, like stocks and bonds, are subject to open-market volatility. *We 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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Brown Advisory

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

has maintained rates at historically low levels since the financial crisis of 2007-08, yet inflationary pressures remain at bay. The BOJ has been targeting rates at zero since 2016, in line with much of the developed world, but with little effect on demand. Like Japan starting in the mid-1990s, the U.S. Aging population.

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Brown Advisory

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

has maintained rates at historically low levels since the financial crisis of 2007-08, yet inflationary pressures remain at bay. The BOJ has been targeting rates at zero since 2016, in line with much of the developed world, but with little effect on demand. Like Japan starting in the mid-1990s, the U.S. Aging population.

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Brown Advisory

MARCH 30, 2020

10/7/2016 British Pounds Sterling -6.2 For holdings where we feel confident that the issuer can weather this storm, we are advising clients to simply collect the unchanged income payments from these holdings and to wait until valuations rebound or (in the case of bonds) until the underlying securities mature. 10/15/2014 10-Yr U.S.

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Brown Advisory

MARCH 30, 2020

For holdings where we feel confident that the issuer can weather this storm, we are advising clients to simply collect the unchanged income payments from these holdings and to wait until valuations rebound or (in the case of bonds) until the underlying securities mature. of Standard Deviations. S&P 500 Index. 10/15/2014. Treasuries.

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Brown Advisory

AUGUST 25, 2017

as featured in the book, “Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies, University Edition." Beyond that indicator, the managers look for companies with three other qualities: solid fundamentals, strong leadership and reasonable valuations. In our view, this decline presented a great valuation opportunity.

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Brown Advisory

AUGUST 25, 2017

as featured in the book, “Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies, University Edition." Beyond that indicator, the managers look for companies with three other qualities: solid fundamentals, strong leadership and reasonable valuations. In our view, this decline presented a great valuation opportunity. .

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Brown Advisory

SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

Investors Facing Rising Risks Need Solid Defense, Savvy Offense achen Mon, 09/12/2016 - 02:00 As rising economic and political risk fuels market volatility worldwide, investors need to maintain adequate liquidity, stability and diversification to shield against any protracted economic downturn. return for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.

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Brown Advisory

SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

Mon, 09/12/2016 - 02:00. High-yield bonds are especially attractive compared with developed-market stocks, which currently sell at valuations above the historical average and face headwinds to profitability from slowing global growth and rising labor costs. From June 2014 until February 2016, the oil price plunged 75%.).

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Brown Advisory

MARCH 24, 2021

Stocks with ultra-high valuations led that charge, as Tesla, Peloton, Pinduoduo and DocuSign all saw double-digit gains. Put simply, the market is willing to project fantastically far into the future to find the cash that can validate nosebleed valuations. Survey period 2016. Catherine D. Data published in November 2019.

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Brown Advisory

MARCH 24, 2021

Stocks with ultra-high valuations led that charge, as Tesla, Peloton, Pinduoduo and DocuSign all saw double-digit gains. Put simply, the market is willing to project fantastically far into the future to find the cash that can validate nosebleed valuations. Survey period 2016. Catherine D. Data published in November 2019.

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Brown Advisory

JULY 1, 2016

Investment Perspectives | Real Returns achen Fri, 07/01/2016 - 06:00 One of the most penetrating and recurring questions we receive from clients is, “what is a reasonable long-term expectation for U.S. If the assumptions are too optimistic, the result can be financial pain. stock market returns?” Let’s look at some of the variables.

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Brown Advisory

JULY 1, 2016

Fri, 07/01/2016 - 06:00. If the assumptions are too optimistic, the result can be financial pain. A May 2016 report ominously entitled Diminishing Returns: Why Investors May Need to Lower Their Expectations , by the McKinsey Global Institute, addresses this issue. Investment Perspectives | Real Returns. stock market returns?”

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The Big Picture

AUGUST 15, 2023

What’s the valuation? Certainly in financial services, we recognize now that there are all these microaggressions that have been in place for decades. And I had written that first book about hedge funds, which led me- RITHOLTZ: In 2016, right? SEIDES: In 2016. RITHOLTZ: Right. Is there any chance of fraud?”

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The Big Picture

JUNE 13, 2023

You know, that’s one thing in Europe where London was, I actually think, still remains the one place where you want to get exposure when you join financial services. And so we go back to the basics of what our job should be, risk underwriting, risk assessment, asset prices are different from asset valuation.

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The Big Picture

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

And we’d sort of turn that into a valuation business. So before we get to the pandemic, which obviously had an enormous outsized effect on real estate, let’s talk a little bit about the financial crisis in the mid-2000s, a lot of real estate companies crashed and burned then. RITHOLTZ: Wow, that’s amazing.

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The Big Picture

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

And then in 2016, we were thinking a little bit more strategically about our business in the Americas, and I championed this project to open up a headquarters for the firm in Colorado and — RITHOLTZ: Away from Wall Street. And this isn’t dissimilar from what’s happened in prior eras within the financial services sector.

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Brown Advisory

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

This was most recently seen in the extreme reaction to the election of President Trump, when investors moved aggressively at the end of 2016 into companies that might benefit from policies that the new administration might establish and that might produce the outcomes envisioned at the time. equity universe.

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Brown Advisory

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

This was most recently seen in the extreme reaction to the election of President Trump, when investors moved aggressively at the end of 2016 into companies that might benefit from policies that the new administration might establish and that might produce the outcomes envisioned at the time. equity universe.

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The Big Picture

MAY 16, 2023

Literally the first check-in to Robinhood, which went public in 2021 at about a $34 billion valuation. RITHOLTZ: He was the first (inaudible) in round B at the higher valuation. Is it about the valuation? Back then I was Wallstrip was like a 400K valuation. RITHOLTZ: Valuation didn’t make much of a difference.

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Brown Advisory

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

for the Standard & Poor’s 500® Index over the eight-year period ended December 31, 2016. The HFRI Relative Value Index represents investment managers who maintain positions in which the investment thesis is predicated on realization of a valuation discrepancy in the relationship between multiple securities. annually compared to 12.8%

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Brown Advisory

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

for the Standard & Poor’s 500® Index over the eight-year period ended December 31, 2016. The HFRI Relative Value Index represents investment managers who maintain positions in which the investment thesis is predicated on realization of a valuation discrepancy in the relationship between multiple securities. annually compared to 12.8%

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