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Market Commentary: Stocks and Bonds Rally as Fed Recognizes Progress on Inflation

Carson Wealth

At Carson Investment Research, we have moved our longer-term strategic asset allocations to their maximum equity overweight while continuing to favor U.S. The average return over rolling five-year periods from 1923 through 2017 is about 11% (before inflation). Here’s why.

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EUROPEAN RE-ENTRY: Why We Are Shifting Portfolios Toward European Stocks

Brown Advisory

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. stocks growing more expensive.

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EUROPEAN RE-ENTRY: Why We Are Shifting Portfolios Toward European Stocks

Brown Advisory

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. We maintain a model portfolio internally to track the results of our asset allocation stances.

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Tariffs: Bark or Bite?

Brown Advisory

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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Tariffs: Bark or Bite?

Brown Advisory

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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Investment Perspectives | Managing Risk

Brown Advisory

Incremental Equity Risks Several evolving dynamics in the stock market, when taken together, suggest that risk levels have increased a bit over the last year or so: Valuations: To state the obvious, stock prices gained considerable ground during 2017 and are slightly higher so far in 2018. Concentration: Much of the U.S. In the U.S.,

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Investment Perspectives | Managing Risk

Brown Advisory

Several evolving dynamics in the stock market, when taken together, suggest that risk levels have increased a bit over the last year or so: Valuations: To state the obvious, stock prices gained considerable ground during 2017 and are slightly higher so far in 2018. Concentration: Much of the U.S. In the U.S., Risks in Bonds.