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Client Letter | Big Week for Market Watchers | August 3, 2022

James Hendries

The S&P 500 Index enjoyed its best month since November 2020 and its best July in over 80 years. Market-based interest rates those not controlled by the Fed—have come down quite a bit, supporting stock valuations. References to markets, asset classes, and sectors are generally regarding the corresponding market index.

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Tales from the Crypto: How to Think About Bitcoin

ClearMoney

Any asset subject to such sharp swings may be catnip for traders but of limited value either as a reliable medium of exchange (to replace cash) or as a risk-reducing or inflation-hedging asset in a diversified portfolio (to replace bonds). Assessing the merits of bitcoin as an investment can be problematic. Dimensional Japan Ltd.,

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Myth-Busting with Momentum: How to Pursue the Premium

ClearMoney

As with many things in life, the truth is somewhere between the extremes: While both simulated and real-world data suggest momentum may not be suitable as a driver of long-term asset allocations, we believe momentum considerations can be integrated in a cost-effective way to help inform daily portfolio management decisions. A Matter of Time.

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Global Leaders Investment Letter: January 2021

Brown Advisory

One of the most important investing reminders of 2020 was around one of the few sources of investment edge: time. The power of our clear and disciplined process was evident throughout 2020 as it enabled us to focus on our long investment horizon during a stressful and uncertain period. Download it here > What is Time? What is Space?

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Transcript: Marta Norton

The Big Picture

They advise or directly manage about $250 billion in flying assets. RITHOLTZ: So how do you find your way from economist to analyst to asset manager? RITHOLTZ: You said, I know, I want to run assets. RITHOLTZ: What was that experience like beginning in asset management in the aisle of hurricane? NORTON: Yeah.

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Global Leaders Strategy Annual Investment Review: January 2023

Brown Advisory

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. in 2020 and 34.2% which was greater than our -1.1%

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Demystifying Systematic Fixed Income Investing

ClearMoney

Investor adoption in fixed income has lagged, at least when measured by the assets under management (AUM) in mutual funds and ETFs. At the end of 2020, $1.35 Valuation theory helps us identify relevant factors by providing insights about differences in expected returns across stocks. By contrast, just $14.36 Fama and Kenneth R.