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Global Leaders Strategy Investment Letter: August 2023

Brown Advisory

Our investment selection process follows a bottom-up, fundamental approach so we are wary of “sleepwalking into factor risk”. Before making any new investment, we analyse that potential new idea’s contribution to total portfolio risk with the aim of lifting stock-specific risk. Other expenses can reduce returns to investors.

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On A Shoestring

Brown Advisory

The “5% rule” was instituted in 1981 by the IRS; this rule requires private foundations to distribute at least 5% of portfolio assets each year, and over time this rule has been voluntarily adopted by nonprofits of all types. In the past, spend-rate planning was a fairly straightforward task for investment committees.

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On A Shoestring

Brown Advisory

The “5% rule” was instituted in 1981 by the IRS; this rule requires private foundations to distribute at least 5% of portfolio assets each year, and over time this rule has been voluntarily adopted by nonprofits of all types. In the past, spend-rate planning was a fairly straightforward task for investment committees.

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Are Alternatives Right for Our Organization?

Brown Advisory

Typically, there is an interest in the additional diversification alternatives may offer and the potential to increase return and manage risk. We believe that the investment return needed to achieve that objective should be the most important guidepost for a portfolio’s asset allocation. Source: BLOOMBERG.

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Are Alternatives Right for Our Organization?

Brown Advisory

Typically, there is an interest in the additional diversification alternatives may offer and the potential to increase return and manage risk. We believe that the investment return needed to achieve that objective should be the most important guidepost for a portfolio’s asset allocation. Source: BLOOMBERG.

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NOW 2018 | The Economic Imperative of Climate Action

Brown Advisory

NOW 2018 | The Economic Imperative of Climate Action achen Wed, 05/30/2018 - 16:35 According to recent Gallup polls, 68 percent of Americans believe global warming is caused by human activities. It should not be assumed that investments in such securities or asset classes have been or will be profitable.

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NOW 2018 | The Economic Imperative of Climate Action

Brown Advisory

NOW 2018 | The Economic Imperative of Climate Action. Wed, 05/30/2018 - 16:35. The speakers on the NOW 2018 panel "The Economic Imperative of Climate Action," are in the business of providing policy, investment, and data-driven solutions for the climate change crisis.