The Big Picture

MAY 9, 2023

He is the Chief Investment Officer of Asset and Wealth Management at Goldman Sachs. He’s a member of the management committee. He co-chairs a number of the asset management investment committees. trillion in assets under supervision. At the end of 2008, we owned a lot of illiquid assets.

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Brown Advisory

MAY 31, 2017

EUROPEAN RE-ENTRY: Why We Are Shifting Portfolios Toward European Stocks achen Thu, 06/01/2017 - 02:47 Asset allocation—at least for us—is an exercise in nuance. We move slowly and carefully when it comes to shifting our portfolios away from one asset class or region and toward another.

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Brown Advisory

MAY 31, 2017

EUROPEAN RE-ENTRY: Why We Are Shifting Portfolios Toward European Stocks. Asset allocation—at least for us—is an exercise in nuance. We move slowly and carefully when it comes to shifting our portfolios away from one asset class or region and toward another. Thu, 06/01/2017 - 02:47.

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WiserAdvisor

APRIL 12, 2024

Focusing on clients with substantial assets allows financial advisors to allocate more time and resources to each individual, thereby delivering a higher level of personalized service and potentially commanding higher fees. For example, a client with a lower AUM may still provide significant value through other means.

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WiserAdvisor

AUGUST 18, 2022

Compare different mutual funds based on their returns, exit loads, asset allocation, standard deviation, expense ratios, portfolios, management style, Sharpe ratios, and more. Also, unexpected events such as wars, pandemics, natural calamities, etc., can seriously impact a company’s stocks.

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Brown Advisory

DECEMBER 2, 2015

Even assets in the most buttoned-up plan for wealth transfer can be frittered away or become a source of strife without proper balance, transparency, objectivity, education and monitoring. For those who have assets to pass on, this all but guarantees a bumpy path for heirs in obtaining their inheritance.

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Brown Advisory

DECEMBER 2, 2015

In advising clients over the years, we have seen the value of helping families buy into the longterm orientation essential to successful investing and portfolio management through all market conditions. The “core” allocation is made up of a mix of assets aimed at stability and growth.

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Brown Advisory

DECEMBER 2, 2015

By Taylor Graff, CFA, Asset Allocation Analyst. We are recommending that clients consider high-yield bonds and other asset classes that can offer the prospect of solid gains that diverge from the path of traditional stocks and bonds. By Mark Kodenski, Private Client Portfolio Manager. Anchoring Expectations.

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Brown Advisory

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

By Mick Dillon, CFA, Portfolio Manager, Global Leaders Strategy and Priyanka Agnihotri, Equity Research Analyst. By Stephen Shutz, CFA, Tax-Exempt Portfolio Manager. By Taylor Graff, CFA, Asset Allocation Analyst. Rude Awakening. Dream or Opportunity? By Chad Larson, Strategic Advisor.

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Brown Advisory

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

The hazards of appropriation bonds underscore the value of a bottom-up approach to building a municipal bond portfolio. The securities should have diversified and specific streams of revenue and solid legal protections that give creditors senior status in the event of default. By Taylor Graff, CFA, Asset Allocation Analyst.

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Brown Advisory

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

While this shift in monetary policy may ultimately have important implications for asset allocation and other investment decisions, we’re not convinced that its near-term impact will be particularly significant. By 2014, when QE officially ended, assets on the Fed’s balance sheet totaled $4.3

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Brown Advisory

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

While this shift in monetary policy may ultimately have important implications for asset allocation and other investment decisions, we’re not convinced that its near-term impact will be particularly significant. By 2014, when QE officially ended, assets on the Fed’s balance sheet totaled $4.3 Uncertainty in Unwinding.

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Brown Advisory

APRIL 1, 2015

Although we expressed some worry about the long-term effects of mounting deficits, we concluded that stocks and other assets were not in bubble territory and represented good value despite what we saw as a weak economic recovery. Some might argue that the Fed’s policy could trigger another crisis as asset prices become overly inflated.

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Brown Advisory

JUNE 3, 2015

Ahead of the first tightening by the Federal Reserve in nine years, we are shifting into less-traditional assets, anticipating that, at best, U.S. In anticipation of the policy switch, we have reallocated across a wide range of asset classes in an effort to limit risks and seize new opportunities. The Advisory | June 2015.

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The Big Picture

MARCH 7, 2023

 The transcript from this week’s, MiB: Maria Vassalou, Goldman Sachs Asset Management , is below. And that led her to various jobs at Wasserstein Perella McKinsey’s Asset Management Group. And all these questions that I was trying to answer had direct applications to hedge fund strategies and portfolio management.

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Brown Advisory

MARCH 28, 2019

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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Brown Advisory

MARCH 28, 2019

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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Brown Advisory

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

By Stephen Shutz, CFA, Tax-Exempt Portfolio Manager. By Taylor Graff, CFA, Asset Allocation Analyst. Protecting inherited assets from a claim by a family member’s ex-spouse can help limit those losses. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events or a guarantee of future results.

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Brown Advisory

JUNE 21, 2017

Generally, index fund fees are low because management costs are minimal (investment judgment is not required to track an index) and administrative expenses are typically spread over a large asset base. are there better or worse moments in time to enact an indexing strategy) and choice of asset class (i.e.,

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Brown Advisory

JUNE 21, 2017

Generally, index fund fees are low because management costs are minimal (investment judgment is not required to track an index) and administrative expenses are typically spread over a large asset base. Manager Characteristics. Less Efficient Asset Classes.

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Brown Advisory

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Considering Climate within Portfolios ajackson Mon, 10/04/2021 - 11:00 An increasing number of investors are seeking to incorporate climate change in their investment calculus. For investors with a portfolio covering multiple asset classes, the tasks of excising climate risk and finding new climate-related opportunities can be daunting.

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Brown Advisory

OCTOBER 4, 2021

For investors with a portfolio covering multiple asset classes, the tasks of excising climate risk and finding new climate-related opportunities can be daunting. In our role as a strategic asset allocator, we want to dig deeper: Are there asset-class subsegments with greater or lesser risk that we can differentiate?

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Brown Advisory

OCTOBER 11, 2021

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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Brown Advisory

OCTOBER 11, 2021

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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Brown Advisory

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

This work builds on the Capital Asset Pricing Model developed in the 1960s.) To expect attractive returns with factor-based portfolios, a good deal of skill is required. The Journal of Portfolio Management 40(2): 18-29. Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management White Paper. Journal of Portfolio Management.

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Brown Advisory

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

This work builds on the Capital Asset Pricing Model developed in the 1960s.) To expect attractive returns with factor-based portfolios, a good deal of skill is required. The Journal of Portfolio Management 40(2): 18-29. Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management White Paper. Journal of Portfolio Management.

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Brown Advisory

JUNE 14, 2018

Jane Korhonen, a portfolio manager in our Washington, D.C. As such, we’ve tried to account for this rising risk in our asset allocation work, leaning away from large caps and into smaller companies, in both the U.S. and emerging markets, whose businesses are relatively local and not dependent on exports.

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Brown Advisory

JUNE 14, 2018

Jane Korhonen, a portfolio manager in our Washington, D.C. As such, we’ve tried to account for this rising risk in our asset allocation work, leaning away from large caps and into smaller companies, in both the U.S. and emerging markets, whose businesses are relatively local and not dependent on exports.

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The Irrelevant Investor

JULY 19, 2016

It's the assets you have to worry about. Investors were apparently seeking safer assets that morning, and the Bloomberg News service flashed this headline: U.S. TREASURIES FALL; HUSSEIN CAPTURES BOOSTS ALLURE OF RISKY ASSETS. William Bernstein , neurologist turned money manager is the epitome of wisdom.

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Brown Advisory

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Protecting inherited assets from a claim by a family member’s ex-spouse can help limit those losses. Among other benefits, these agreements can ensure an inheritance does not go to a descendant’s ex-spouse by clarifying the holdings of a couple and how they would split their assets in the event of divorce or death.

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Brown Advisory

AUGUST 5, 2020

Key issues include the types of funds in the investment pool, the timing and trends of incoming gifts and outgoing grants, the frequency of administrative fee collection and the community foundation’s overall financial position and risk tolerance; all of these will influence the asset allocation policies and investment strategies we recommend.

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Brown Advisory

AUGUST 5, 2020

Key issues include the types of funds in the investment pool, the timing and trends of incoming gifts and outgoing grants, the frequency of administrative fee collection and the community foundation’s overall financial position and risk tolerance; all of these will influence the asset allocation policies and investment strategies we recommend. .

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Brown Advisory

MARCH 28, 2017

Assets in investments aligned to environmental, social or governance factors increased nearly fivefold between 2012 and 2016, according to US SIF Foundation. Still, nearly three out of four investors wait for their advisors to raise the topic of sustainability in relation to their portfolios, according to a 2013 survey by Calvert Investments.

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Brown Advisory

MARCH 28, 2017

Assets in investments aligned to environmental, social or governance factors increased nearly fivefold between 2012 and 2016, according to US SIF Foundation. . . One family we advise wants to support local businesses with a regionally focused portfolio. Starting Points. Tue, 03/28/2017 - 14:11.

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The Big Picture

MARCH 26, 2024

00:09:37 [Speaker Changed] So again, I was on the avatar side of this y avatar broader organization, which was institutional money management, managing money for a lot of large corporate plans and foundations and endowments. And I was a portfolio manager, so I was doing bottom up research and picking stocks.

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The Big Picture

MARCH 14, 2023

He launched his own firm right into the teeth of the collapse in ’09, which turned out to be quite a fortuitous time to launch an asset management shop. But there’s a lot of pressure on financial advisors to grow assets. And so that makes it more difficult for them to manage portfolios like they used to.

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The Big Picture

DECEMBER 20, 2022

It’s just a fascinating conversation about looking at the world from both bottoms up and top-down, as well as thinking about what valuations are like, how likely are macro events, the impact you’re getting not just the return on capital, but as famously said in fixed income, a return of your capital. Or is it just country by country?

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