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Fun With Portfolio Theory

Random Roger's Retirement Planning

Long time readers might know my fascination with Nassim Taleb's idea about barbelling portfolios to concentrate risk into a small slice while having the vast majority in safe assets. What I am curious to see is if we can combine this barbell idea with the 75/50 portfolio to get a market equaling (or beating) returns over longer periods.

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MiB: Elizabeth Burton, Goldman Sachs Asset Management

The Big Picture

She advises institutional clients on investment strategies and portfolio objectives, working alongside global client advisers and product strategists across public and private markets. She was named to CIO Magazone’s “40-Under-40” (2017) and received the Industry Innovation Award/Power 100 in 2019.

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In The Long Run, Stocks Outperform Bonds… Or Do They?

Nerd's Eye View

Every document that considers the facts around any particular asset class will invariably include that disclaimer, but constructing a portfolio consisting of a mix of equities, fixed income, and other assets requires investors and advicers to make some fundamental assumptions around long-term expected returns and correlations between assets.

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Harnessing Volatility Targeting in Multi-Asset Portfolios

Advisor Perspectives

Following a period of relatively calm asset markets from 2013-2019, in which the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) averaged just below 15, volatility in asset markets has returned 1 and investors have been looking for ways to protect themselves.

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MiB: Jon McAuliffe, the Voleon Group

The Big Picture

We discuss his career in machine learning, from Amazon’s recommendation engine to using AI to manage portfolios. The firm applies machine learning to a four step process of data assembly, Prediction Engine, Portfolio Construction, and Execution.

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MiB: Ed Yardeni on the Roaring 20s

The Big Picture

He has put together an enviable track record of analyzing when risk is low or high, and how investors should be positioning their portfolios. .” We discuss how his unusual career developed, with his covering both Investment strategy AND economic analysis. She was named one of Ad Age’s 100 Most Influential Women in Advertising.

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2019 Global Leaders ESG Transparency Report

Brown Advisory

31, 2019, our firm managed more than $6 billion* in client assets under various sustainable investment mandates for individuals, families and institutions. In 2019, we expanded our ESG research team to five full-time analysts with the addition of Lisa Abraham and Victoria Avara. and Brown Advisory Trust Company of Delaware, LLC.