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MiB: Antti Ilmanen, Co-Head, Portfolio Solutions, AQR

The Big Picture

His research into markets and valuation has won numerous accolades and recognitions, including the Graham and Dodd award, the Harry M. ” He explains how valuations are the key driver of expected returns: When stocks or bonds are expensive, they have effectively “pulled forward” returns for future years.

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Round Trip

The Big Picture

After a monstrous 68% recovery from the March 2020 pandemic low, and another nearly 30% gain in 2021, markets decided to have one of their all-too-regular spasms. Were you a late FOMO buyer in 2021? Recall John Kenneth Galbraith’s observation: “The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable.”

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Estate Planning in this Economic Climate

Park Place Financial

Estates Estate Planning in this Economic Climate Schedule a Complimentary Financial Review CLICK HERE TO SCHEDULE. Between inflation, increasing interest rates, federal changes to monetary policies, and global conflict, many factors are putting a strain on the current economic situation. million per person in 2021 to $12.06

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Global Leaders Investment Letter: January 2021

Brown Advisory

Global Leaders Investment Letter: January 2021 jharrison Fri, 01/01/2021 - 08:53 Just want the PDF? When does crowd psychology take hope for economic return beyond what valuation can support? And why do markets irregularly detach fundamentals from valuation to their own detriment? Download it here > What is Time?

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Oct 29-30)

Nerd's Eye View

From there, we have several articles on practice management: A new report shows that RIA profitability and AUM soared in 2021, buoyed by a strong stock market and new client growth. The key considerations for advisors considering terminating a forgivable note early.

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Investment Insights: What you need to know about Technology in 2021

Brown Advisory

For both companies and governments, this provides incredible economic and infrastructure opportunities, but also exposes massive risks to security and privacy. MORE ON THIS TOPIC Podcast - Citizens of Cyberspace: Who is in charge? Technology rules the way we communicate, connect, consume and collaborate.

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Investment Insights: What you need to know about Technology in 2021

Brown Advisory

Investment Insights: What you need to know about Technology in 2021. Fri, 02/05/2021 - 05:00. The team discussed how they think about investing in technology in the face of wildly increasing valuations and an ever-changing regulatory landscape, covering: The evolution of their thinking and investment process around the sector.