Brown Advisory

MARCH 18, 2022

CIO Perspectives Webinar, 2022 Asset Allocation Outlook mhannan Fri, 03/18/2022 - 06:42 Markets have been unsteady at the start of 2022, driven by geopolitical tensions, inflation, and concerns about equity valuations. The war in Ukraine is causing even more uncertainty. Rodrigo is now available.

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Brown Advisory

MARCH 18, 2022

CIO Perspectives Webinar, 2022 Asset Allocation Outlook. Markets have been unsteady at the start of 2022, driven by geopolitical tensions, inflation, and concerns about equity valuations. CIO Perspectives Webinar, 2022 Asset Allocation Outlook . Fri, 03/18/2022 - 06:42. Download transcript. Watch the Video.

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James Hendries

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Still, as we survey what are better equity valuations, long-awaited income opportunities in the bond market, and a likely less-antagonistic Fed in 2023, there may be emerging reasons to believe that the next year may be more constructive than the last. Asset allocation does not ensure a profit or protect against a loss.

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ClearMoney

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

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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Brown Advisory

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Later in the year, markets became anxious about other topics, such as a potential economic slowdown, a new level of dysfunction in Washington (including unusual executive challenges to the Fed's independence and an extended partial government shutdown), and escalating trade disputes between the U.S.

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Investing Caffeine

APRIL 1, 2022

Even our government is now attempting to increase supply by releasing up to 180 million barrels of oil from our country’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve (the largest release in the almost 50-year history of the reserve ), while also pushing for penalties on those energy companies sitting on unused permits (i.e., Source: Yardeni.com.

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Brown Advisory

JULY 24, 2018

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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Brown Advisory

JULY 24, 2018

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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Truemind Capital

APRIL 19, 2024

Central Governments have given hope of meaningful rate cuts within this year. Equity markets are riding on the expectations of the strong comeback of the NDA-led Government resulting in policy continuity. Indian equity benchmark BSE Sensex went up by only 2% due to already stretched equity valuations.

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Brown Advisory

AUGUST 1, 2018

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. Concentration: Much of the U.S.

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Brown Advisory

AUGUST 1, 2018

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. Concentration: Much of the U.S. Risks in Bonds.

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Brown Advisory

JUNE 3, 2015

equity market: A comparatively quick interest rate increase counteracts the benefit from stronger economic growth, impairing profitability and valuations. Concern about future economic growth undermines valuations. equity valuations exceed the historical average and the strong dollar poses headwinds to corporate profitability.

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Brown Advisory

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Having traditionally run surpluses, the government attempted to stimulate the economy by incurring large deficits, in part to help fund interest costs on the growing debt load. government debt is nearly 110%, compared to 82% ten years ago and 32% in 1981 (its modern-day low point). As a percentage of GDP, U.S.

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Brown Advisory

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Having traditionally run surpluses, the government attempted to stimulate the economy by incurring large deficits, in part to help fund interest costs on the growing debt load. government debt is nearly 110%, compared to 82% ten years ago and 32% in 1981 (its modern-day low point). As a percentage of GDP, U.S.

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Brown Advisory

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Consider this scenario: An economy is shrinking, government debt is ballooning and emigration is eroding the workforce. Yet creditors shrug off signs of decline and cling to public-sector bonds yielding as much as 15%—until the government abruptly drops the pretense of fiscal solidity and labels the debt unpayable. Not Appropriate.

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Investing Caffeine

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

As I have discussed numerous times in the past, money goes where it is treated best, which is why interest rates, cash flows, and valuations play such a key role in ultimately determining long-term values across all asset classes. This notion rings especially true when it comes to finance and investing.

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Brown Advisory

APRIL 1, 2015

Almost exactly five years ago, we wrote a piece entitled Bubbles, which discussed the sharp rally in stocks from the lows of early 2009 and the risks of the growing federal deficit that resulted from government bail-outs and fiscal stimulus during the financial crisis. Possible Signs.

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Brown Advisory

JUNE 21, 2017

Other studies highlight additional factors that seem to characterize successful managers: Governance: Management structure and manager tenure are meaningfully related to performance. It underperformed primarily during very strong markets, as might be expected given its discipline with regard to valuations.

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Brown Advisory

JUNE 21, 2017

Other studies highlight additional factors that seem to characterize successful managers: Governance: Management structure and manager tenure are meaningfully related to performance. It underperformed primarily during very strong markets, as might be expected given its discipline with regard to valuations.

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James Hendries

MARCH 13, 2023

Instead, we got a shockingly fast collapse of a financial institution with over $200 billion in assets, which turned the market’s focus toward the stability of the banking system and what systemic risks banks might be facing. But valuations strongly favor value over growth. The S&P 600 small cap index has returned about 1.5%

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James Hendries

JUNE 26, 2023

However, the impending end of the Federal Reserve (Fed) rate-hiking campaign, and the economy’s and corporate America’s resilience, help make the bull case that steers LPL Research toward a neutral, rather than negative, equities view from a tactical asset allocation perspective. At the same time, the resilience of the U.S.

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James Hendries

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

The LPL Research Strategic and Tactical Asset Allocation Committee is increasing its recommended interest rate exposure in its tactical allocation from underweight to neutral. Earnings per share (EPS) is the portion of a company’s profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock. All index data from FactSet.

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James Hendries

JULY 13, 2022

Increased equity exposure in tactical asset allocation from 62% to 65%. Reduced low duration core bond allocation and increased allocation to small cap equities. The Strategic and Tactical Asset Allocation Committee (STAAC) changed its recommended asset allocation for July, shifting from core bonds to small cap equities.

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Brown Advisory

MARCH 28, 2019

As we stated in “Confronting the Unknown,” our 2018 asset allocation publication, standard deviation is “a helpful shortcut for thinking about risk, but it is not a fully effective proxy.” The “shoestring curve” below depicts these risks for a hypothetical portfolio, assuming various asset allocation targets.

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Brown Advisory

MARCH 28, 2019

As we stated in “Confronting the Unknown,” our 2018 asset allocation publication, standard deviation is “a helpful shortcut for thinking about risk, but it is not a fully effective proxy.” The “shoestring curve” below depicts these risks for a hypothetical portfolio, assuming various asset allocation targets.

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The Big Picture

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

CHANCELLOR: And look — yeah, but then if you look at the valuation of the market at that time, the market was — the U.S. CHANCELLOR: And look — yeah, but then if you look at the valuation of the market at that time, the market was — the U.S. CHANCELLOR: Well, he sort of — yeah, he thought about it.

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James Hendries

JANUARY 13, 2023

economy to avoid recession, and support above-average valuations. The relationship between inflation and stock valuations is a strong one, as shown in Figure 2 , which meant the market could no longer support price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios over 20 (the same goes for the relationship between interest rates and stock valuations).

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James Hendries

AUGUST 15, 2022

The Strategic and Tactical Asset Allocation Committee (STAAC) made no changes to its recommended asset allocation for August. Corporate bonds are considered higher risk than government bonds. It is also a major component used to calculate the price-toearnings valuation ratio. We could see a retest of 3.5%

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James Hendries

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

One equity market debate discussed frequently in the LPL Research Strategic & Tactical Asset Allocation Committee (STAAC) is the growth vs. value style reversal experienced the past 12 months. Increasing the discount rate, which lowers the present value of future cash flows, and company valuations.

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James Hendries

JUNE 20, 2023

As such, we don’t think it will be long before official government numbers reflect the decrease in rent prices. LPL’s Strategic and Tactical Asset Allocation Committee (STAAC) recommends a neutral tactical allocation to equities, with a modest overweight to fixed income funded from cash. All index data from FactSet.

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The Big Picture

MARCH 5, 2024

So they’d give individual asset allocation to people and they’d go invest their money. What happened over the last year and a half or so is rates went up and valuations went down. So it has a lot of parallels to the way we think about asset allocation at Magnetar. Is that the moral hazard?

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Brown Advisory

MARCH 30, 2018

While February’s volatility did not materially change our asset allocation views, it reinforced to us the importance of a comprehensive discussion about how we think about risk and how we manage it. Our asset allocation process accounts for a wide range of potential outcomes over the next 18–36 months.

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Brown Advisory

OCTOBER 11, 2021

We believe that the investment return needed to achieve that objective should be the most important guidepost for a portfolio’s asset allocation. These can include aspects like size, time horizon, expertise, financial situation and governance. We believe this is fundamental to building a diversified asset allocation.

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Brown Advisory

OCTOBER 11, 2021

We believe that the investment return needed to achieve that objective should be the most important guidepost for a portfolio’s asset allocation. These can include aspects like size, time horizon, expertise, financial situation and governance. We believe this is fundamental to building a diversified asset allocation.

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James Hendries

AUGUST 15, 2022

Job gains were broad-based and especially prominent in sectors such as education, health care, and government. We maintain our preference for equities over fixed income and cash in our recommended tactical asset allocation. It is also a major component used to calculate the price-to-earnings valuation ratio. 08/23).

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James Hendries

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The Strategic and Tactical Asset Allocation Committee’s (STAAC) S&P 500 year-end fair value target of 4,000-4,100 is based on a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.5 Corporate bonds are considered higher risk than government bonds. It is also a major component used to calculate the price-toearnings valuation ratio.

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Brown Advisory

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

ESG and the Stock-­Picker’s Dilemma achen Fri, 09/22/2017 - 12:58 One of the greatest challenges that public equities investors face to integrating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data into their decision making is the lack of proof that real – not hypothetical – investment strategies can use ESG factors to enhance performance.

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