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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”. To be clear, we would love to have more investments in any diversifying business or sector but every investment must first pass all our tests, particularly valuation. It is an illuminating case study.

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On A Shoestring

Brown Advisory

Each of these philosophies is somewhat rooted in Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT), which introduced the now-intuitive idea that investments should be measured by how well they compensate investors for risk, as measured by standard deviation (i.e., All analysis is based on data as of Dec. All analysis is based on data as of Dec.

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On A Shoestring

Brown Advisory

Each of these philosophies is somewhat rooted in Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT), which introduced the now-intuitive idea that investments should be measured by how well they compensate investors for risk, as measured by standard deviation (i.e., 31, 2018.). All analysis is based on data as of Dec. SOURCE: Brown Advisory. *We

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Are Alternatives Right for Our Organization?

Brown Advisory

Muted Expectations Over past decades investors have had to take more risk in order to meet the same return hurdle. With traditional assets like stocks and bonds at high valuations, the implications for future returns of those assets may be underwhelming. This analysis is not intended to be a guarantee of future results.

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Are Alternatives Right for Our Organization?

Brown Advisory

Over past decades investors have had to take more risk in order to meet the same return hurdle. With traditional assets like stocks and bonds at high valuations, the implications for future returns of those assets may be underwhelming. This analysis is not intended to be a guarantee of future results. Muted Expectations.

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