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Financial Market Round-Up – Jan’24

Truemind Capital

They like to talk about Bajaj Finance and not Yes Bank in their portfolio. Most of the time, even the winners account for very low weight in the overall assets, resulting in miniscule contribution to the portfolio returns. We continue to hold positions in large-cap value stocks and maintain no allocation to mid & small-cap funds.

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What lessons today’s investors can learn from the collapse of the Roman Empire?

Truemind Capital

levied higher taxes on people to generate revenue for expenditure. Rome’s trade by severely hit by triangular problems of hyperinflation, high taxes and worthless currency. Significant debasement of money has happened and will continue to happen as per the promises made by the Central banks all around the world.

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Transcript: Tom Hancock, GMO

The Big Picture

You wouldn’t be surprised to learn the tax consequences of owning a mutual fund is a part of it. My mental image was that he worked in the bank of, back of a bank approving mortgage applications. And actually Ben Inker is the head of our asset allocation group. Really fascinating guy. It was over 50 right?

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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.

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Strong Defense: The Falling Opportunity Cost of Allocating to Bonds

Brown Advisory

But beyond the economic cycle’s age, several factors suggest that a more defensive mindset is worth considering: Valuations are elevated. Robust Q1 2018 earnings growth improved the valuation picture for U.S. It is worth noting that valuations are more reasonable in developed international and emerging markets; however, U.S.

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Strong Defense: The Falling Opportunity Cost of Allocating to Bonds

Brown Advisory

But beyond the economic cycle’s age, several factors suggest that a more defensive mindset is worth considering: Valuations are elevated. Robust Q1 2018 earnings growth improved the valuation picture for U.S. It is worth noting that valuations are more reasonable in developed international and emerging markets; however, U.S.

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Investment Perspectives | Managing Risk

Brown Advisory

We tend to be strategic rather than tactical in our approach to investing, but a combination of recent fundamental developments and valuation changes has caused us to add a note of caution in conversations with clients and in the management of their portfolios. From an economic perspective, growth in the U.S. Concentration: Much of the U.S.