Dear Mr. Market

MARCH 17, 2024

We break down and assign each of the four “regions” with an asset class and then pick teams (stocks) that we think have the best chance at doing well relative to others. That said, it loses early in round one simply due to us believing it’s close to full valuation and due for a breather.

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Brown Advisory

MAY 31, 2017

EUROPEAN RE-ENTRY: Why We Are Shifting Portfolios Toward European Stocks achen Thu, 06/01/2017 - 02:47 Asset allocation—at least for us—is an exercise in nuance. We move slowly and carefully when it comes to shifting our portfolios away from one asset class or region and toward another. is not particularly notable.

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Brown Advisory

MAY 31, 2017

Thu, 06/01/2017 - 02:47. Asset allocation—at least for us—is an exercise in nuance. We move slowly and carefully when it comes to shifting our portfolios away from one asset class or region and toward another. stocks as of the end of 2015 on an EV/EBITDA basis; that gap widened to 20% by the end of April 2017.

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James Hendries

JUNE 20, 2023

The most egregious example appears to be in 2015 (green line) when the Committee expected interest rates in 2017 to be above 3.5%, when in actuality they were closer to 0.50% that year. References to markets, asset classes, and sectors are generally regarding the corresponding market index. All index data from FactSet.

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Brown Advisory

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

But the drop in valuations experienced at year’s end, alongside higher bond yields, offer a foundation for better long-term return expectations across most asset classes. This is also a fitting moment to review the intersection of risk and valuation. This is also a fitting moment to review the intersection of risk and valuation.

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Brown Advisory

OCTOBER 11, 2021

In this brief paper, we will touch on what we believe are some of the most important issues and questions—including the different types of assets, return potential, fees, liquidity, diversification, volatility and transparency—that investment committees must understand as they weigh adding alternatives to their portfolios. Source: BLOOMBERG.

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Brown Advisory

OCTOBER 11, 2021

In this brief paper, we will touch on what we believe are some of the most important issues and questions—including the different types of assets, return potential, fees, liquidity, diversification, volatility and transparency—that investment committees must understand as they weigh adding alternatives to their portfolios. Source: BLOOMBERG.

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Brown Advisory

AUGUST 1, 2018

We tend to be strategic rather than tactical in our approach to investing, but a combination of recent fundamental developments and valuation changes has caused us to add a note of caution in conversations with clients and in the management of their portfolios. Concentration: Much of the U.S.

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Brown Advisory

AUGUST 1, 2018

We tend to be strategic rather than tactical in our approach to investing, but a combination of recent fundamental developments and valuation changes has caused us to add a note of caution in conversations with clients and in the management of their portfolios. Concentration: Much of the U.S. Risks in Bonds.

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The Big Picture

MARCH 26, 2024

And it’s funny ’cause that was a pandemic purchase, a very inexpensive 2017 Panama four s, which everybody walked away. He wasn’t tactical asset allocator. It’s about long-term planning and strategic asset allocation and, and just understanding how markets work and how behavior comes into the mix.

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Brown Advisory

MAY 10, 2018

In this article, our head of asset allocation discusses how we are managing trade risk, while still embracing global growth opportunities in our portfolios. After an unnaturally serene 2017, volatility roared back into equity markets this year, fueled by worries over interest rates, inflation, tariffs and data privacy.

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Brown Advisory

MAY 10, 2018

In this article, our head of asset allocation discusses how we are managing trade risk, while still embracing global growth opportunities in our portfolios. After an unnaturally serene 2017, volatility roared back into equity markets this year, fueled by worries over interest rates, inflation, tariffs and data privacy.

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Brown Advisory

MARCH 13, 2018

Further, 2017 overall was extraordinary for its lack of market volatility; the S&P 500 Index rose steadily throughout the year without so much as a 3% pullback—a first in the Index’s long history. For most of 2017, the VIX was exceptionally depressed, signaling that investors expected very little volatility in prices.

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Brown Advisory

MARCH 13, 2018

Further, 2017 overall was extraordinary for its lack of market volatility; the S&P 500 Index rose steadily throughout the year without so much as a 3% pullback—a first in the Index’s long history. For most of 2017, the VIX was exceptionally depressed, signaling that investors expected very little volatility in prices.

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The Big Picture

MAY 21, 2024

And one of the worst performing factors has been valuation. So we’re now in an environment where all the 45-year-old portfolio managers out there have been, have worked their entire careers in these momentum fueled markets, and they’ve been trained to believe that valuation doesn’t matter.

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Brown Advisory

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Investment Perspectives | “Undoing” the Fed’s Balance Sheet achen Tue, 11/14/2017 - 16:18 These days, it seems like all eyes are on the Federal Reserve. As short-term interest rates on low-risk assets approached zero during the crisis, conventional monetary policy became ineffective at encouraging investment and stimulating the economy.

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Brown Advisory

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Tue, 11/14/2017 - 16:18. While this shift in monetary policy may ultimately have important implications for asset allocation and other investment decisions, we’re not convinced that its near-term impact will be particularly significant. By 2014, when QE officially ended, assets on the Fed’s balance sheet totaled $4.3

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Brown Advisory

JUNE 21, 2017

Investment Perspectives - The Great Debate achen Wed, 06/21/2017 - 12:35 Aside from some current political and economic topics that dominate the financial media, the most widely debated investment issue today involves the merits of passive investing, or indexing. In our view, it’s not a question of whether , but under what circumstances.

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Brown Advisory

JUNE 21, 2017

Wed, 06/21/2017 - 12:35. Generally, index fund fees are low because management costs are minimal (investment judgment is not required to track an index) and administrative expenses are typically spread over a large asset base. are there better or worse moments in time to enact an indexing strategy) and choice of asset class (i.e.,

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Brown Advisory

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

ESG and the Stock-­Picker’s Dilemma achen Fri, 09/22/2017 - 12:58 One of the greatest challenges that public equities investors face to integrating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data into their decision making is the lack of proof that real – not hypothetical – investment strategies can use ESG factors to enhance performance.

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Brown Advisory

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Fri, 09/22/2017 - 12:58. This work builds on the Capital Asset Pricing Model developed in the 1960s.) Research firms lack standardization on the ESG issues they cover and the systems they use to quantify those issues into a score or rating for a company (Bose and Springsteel, 2017). ESG and the Stock-­Picker’s Dilemma.

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