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What is Passive Income?

Good Financial Cents

As Robert Kiyosaki (2017) explains in his best-selling book “ Rich Dad Poor Dad ,” passive income can be a way to achieve greater financial independence. The major limitation of active income is its direct correlation to time; you can only work a certain number of hours in a day, thus capping your earning potential.

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2019 Year-End Planning Letter

Brown Advisory

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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2019 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder Meeting

Brown Advisory

It doesn’t manage for quarter-to-quarter earnings, provide earnings guidance, court investors with quarterly earnings calls and management meetings, or even have budgets and strategic plans at the parent company. Buffett places a very high value on this float but won’t give a number. He quoted Thomas Watson Sr.,

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2019 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder Meeting

Brown Advisory

It doesn’t manage for quarter-to-quarter earnings, provide earnings guidance, court investors with quarterly earnings calls and management meetings, or even have budgets and strategic plans at the parent company. Buffett places a very high value on this float but won’t give a number. General Investment Questions.

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Strategic Planning in Volatile Markets

Brown Advisory

Strategic Planning in Volatile Markets ajackson Wed, 04/01/2020 - 09:31 Our conversations with clients usually cover topics that range beyond investment and financial affairs. We are working to help you take those steps forward.

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Strategic Planning in Volatile Markets

Brown Advisory

Strategic Planning in Volatile Markets. We believe that the current environment offers a number of strategic planning opportunities to improve your financial plan, enhance wealth transfers to heirs or charities, minimize the impact of income taxes and broadly help you advance your progress toward long-term goals.

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2020 Year-End Planning Letter

Brown Advisory

For a growing number of clients, we find that sustainable investing is becoming an essential component of their long-term plans. A helpful tool in organizing these family discussions is the development of a family mission statement and strategic plan that start with the purpose of preserving and growing their family capital.