Brown Advisory

MAY 10, 2018

After an unnaturally serene 2017, volatility roared back into equity markets this year, fueled by worries over interest rates, inflation, tariffs and data privacy. The tariffs announced so far affect a very small slice of the global economy, but we could see an escalation into a broader set of trade barriers between China and the U.S.,

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Brown Advisory

MAY 10, 2018

After an unnaturally serene 2017, volatility roared back into equity markets this year, fueled by worries over interest rates, inflation, tariffs and data privacy. The tariffs announced so far affect a very small slice of the global economy, but we could see an escalation into a broader set of trade barriers between China and the U.S.,

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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. Entering 2019, we face rising economic, political and market risks. In non-U.S.

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Brown Advisory

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Balancing Act | Pulling the FANGs Apart achen Thu, 12/14/2017 - 11:34 The “FANG” companies—Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google—have been a dominant investment story in recent years. All of these companies have generated attractive returns in recent years, and in 2017 in particular. Through Nov.

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Brown Advisory

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Thu, 12/14/2017 - 11:34. All of these companies have generated attractive returns in recent years, and in 2017 in particular. Their fear is bolstered by historical precedent: In the 1960s and 1970s, the “Nifty Fifty” ran up to extremely high valuations, and many performed quite poorly during the 1970s bear market. Through Nov.

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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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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. Using the 10-year 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. Using the 10-year U.S.

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Brown Advisory

MARCH 30, 2018

Throughout 2017, our meetings and conversations with clients very frequently focused on the topic of risk. Economic growth and corporate earnings across the world improved notably throughout 2017, led by an acceleration in Europe, a rebound in emerging markets and improved sentiment in some U.S. Fri, 03/30/2018 - 11:57. company.

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Brown Advisory

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Balancing Act | A New Publication Series achen Tue, 11/28/2017 - 13:39 We believe that investing in equities should be a balancing act, not an exercise in placing bets on one side of the market. We believe that investing in equities should be a balancing act, not an exercise in placing bets on one side of the scale or the other.

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Brown Advisory

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Tue, 11/28/2017 - 13:39. At any given time, we need to weigh the risk and opportunity we see in the economy, in the stock market and in individual companies—all in an effort to balance the possible positive and negative outcomes of every investment we make. Balancing Act | A New Publication Series.

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James Hendries

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Given the country’s weak economy, due in large part to stringent zero-COVID-19 measures that have led to strict and prolonged lockdowns, coupled with a debt-laden property market, authorities in Beijing and throughout the Chinese provinces will need to focus on reviving the country’s economic underpinning. At the same time, U.S.

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James Hendries

JUNE 20, 2023

As the economy is likely downshifting, investors should take heed that the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) current stance is eerily similar to early 2007. During that time, the Fed held a tightening bias since they believed the housing market was stabilizing, the economy would continue to expand, and inflation risks remained.

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Trade Brains

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The Company has over 6 years of experience in the execution of infrastructure projects since 2017. Under the Bharatmala Pariyojana plan, the Government approved Phase-I of the project in October 2017 with an aggregate length of 34,800 Km with an estimated outlay of Rs. The IRB InvIT was listed on the exchanges in June of 2017.

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Brown Advisory

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

This year, two factors will be important considerations in our year-end planning work: 1) current market dynamics (specifically, ongoing market volatility, low interest rates and a flat yield curve), and 2) the 2017 tax overhaul and our ongoing integration of new tax rules into clients’ long-term plans. Non-Taxable Gifts.

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Brown Advisory

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Balancing Act | A Stroll Down Hindsight Lane achen Tue, 11/28/2017 - 14:27 Market downturns and recessions may seem easy to predict. Well, we believe that broader economic fundamentals are important for long-term stock valuations. It's the Economy In short, precise market timing is impossible, in our view.

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Brown Advisory

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Tue, 11/28/2017 - 14:27. Well, we believe that broader economic fundamentals are important for long-term stock valuations. It's the Economy. One factor that seems to be quite relevant is the health of the economy when a downturn occurs. Balancing Act | A Stroll Down Hindsight Lane. The Value of Active Management. ?As

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Brown Advisory

JULY 19, 2017

A Moment of Zen: The Wisdom of Staying Invested achen Wed, 07/19/2017 - 15:28 When discussing the merits of cash as an investment, Warren Buffett doesn’t pull his punches, saying that those who hold cash or its equivalents “have opted for a terrible long-term asset, one that pays virtually nothing and is certain to depreciate in value.”

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Brown Advisory

JULY 19, 2017

Wed, 07/19/2017 - 15:28. Valuations of the U.S. and global economies have managed to eke out decent performance in recent years but have yet to re-establish their pre-crisis growth levels. Today, we hear the word “unprecedented” far too often, referencing everything from stock valuations, to the U.S. company.

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Brown Advisory

AUGUST 25, 2017

Manager Q&A: Mick Dillon and Bertie Thomson, Global Leaders Strategy achen Fri, 08/25/2017 - 11:34 Indeed a host of macro-economic and political events have impacted global markets since Mick Dillon and Bertie Thomson launched the Brown Advisory Global Leaders strategy. In our view, this decline presented a great valuation opportunity.

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Brown Advisory

AUGUST 25, 2017

Fri, 08/25/2017 - 11:34. 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. src="[link] />?. 6th Edition, 2015.

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Trade Brains

JULY 23, 2022

In Crores) Company 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Revenue ? The company has managed a low PE compared to its peers in the industry promises a fair valuation despite the meteoric rise. India, being an emerging economy urbanization and industrialization hold key to the development. Economy of scales. Past performances. (In

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Brown Advisory

JUNE 19, 2019

There are some warning signs, to be sure, such as an inverted yield curve, tight labor markets, and a slowing housing market, but there are also other factors—such as modest household leverage, low corporate default rates and accommodating monetary policy—that suggest the economy may still have some room to run. Treasuries.

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Brown Advisory

OCTOBER 18, 2019

We know that equity valuations in the U.S. CURRENT VALUATION PREMIUMS, S&P 500 INDEX Metric Most Recent Long-Term Average Premium vs. Average Timeframe Trailing P/E 19.4 Any number of factors could cause valuations to quickly readjust or correlations to spike. 17% 3/31/1954- 9/30/2019 Price/Book Value 3.4 Further, U.S.

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Brown Advisory

OCTOBER 18, 2019

We know that equity valuations in the U.S. CURRENT VALUATION PREMIUMS, S&P 500 INDEX. In the years after the 2008-09 financial crisis, securities tended to trade in lockstep with each other as the market focused most of its attention on the big-picture health of the economy. Most Recent. Long-Term Average. Premium vs. Average.

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Brown Advisory

OCTOBER 2, 2018

For several years after the crisis, we consciously underweighted Europe; austerity as well as the economies of Greece and several other “peripheral” EU nations held back Europe’s recovery relative to the U.S. Equity valuations in Europe at the time were more attractive than those in the U.S.

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Brown Advisory

OCTOBER 2, 2018

For several years after the crisis, we consciously underweighted Europe; austerity as well as the economies of Greece and several other “peripheral” EU nations held back Europe’s recovery relative to the U.S. Equity valuations in Europe at the time were more attractive than those in the U.S.

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Brown Advisory

JANUARY 1, 2023

Download it here > Dear Fellow Investors, If we had to sum up 2022 in one word it would be valuation. War, inflation, recession, deglobalisation, decoupling, strikes, crypto-crash and energy (crisis) all featured but for us the overriding focus for 2022 was valuation. There are many disturbing parallels in today’s global economy.

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Brown Advisory

MAY 12, 2020

Further reading on this subject: Q1 2017 Investment Letter and Q1 2018 Investment Letter. BRI is a crucial lender to the informal economy in these rural regions and leads the Indonesian microfinance market. Managers often lose alpha when selling and so did we until we implemented this rule in January 2017. 6th Edition, 2015.

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MAY 12, 2020

S&P 500® Index, ROIC, 2003-2013 Data based on a McKinsey & Company study, “Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies”. Chart reproduced with permission from McKinsey & Company as featured in the book, “Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies, University Edition.” 6th Edition, 2015.

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Brown Advisory

AUGUST 24, 2017

Thu, 08/24/2017 - 15:12. For one, real estate tends to move more in concert with the direction of the economy, while stock prices, for example, tend to move in advance of a change in economic fundamentals. We can’t control the economy or predict its near-term direction. This lower correlation is driven by several factors.

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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. 4 Visa , data as of August 2017. Catherine D. Survey period 2016.

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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. Projected Infrastructure needs from 2017-2035 by region or country.

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Brown Advisory

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Conversation with the Portfolio Manager: Mid-Cap Growth Strategy achen Wed, 09/20/2017 - 16:43 Over time, the Brown Advisory small-cap growth team, led by Christopher Berrier and George Sakellaris, watched numerous successful investments compound and grow out of their investible universe. Second, we keep a keen eye on valuation.

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Brown Advisory

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Wed, 09/20/2017 - 16:43. While valuation is critical to our approach, it occurs near the end of our process. Second, we keep a keen eye on valuation. Conversation with the Portfolio Manager: Mid-Cap Growth Strategy. After that, we set target prices and model multiple scenarios. We target position sizes between 0.5 company.

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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. Reasons for this tendency are varied. company.

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