Brown Advisory

AUGUST 14, 2023

We have twice seen British Sterling spike up as a factor risk on one-off non-repeatable issues: Brexit in 2016 and the mini-budget fiasco in 2022. Both “risks” faded in the models quickly; the events had already happened. WACC is the average rate a company expects to pay to finance its assets.

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Investing Investments Portfolio Accounting 52

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.

Assets 52

Assets Portfolio Risk Tolerance Asset Allocation 52

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.

Assets 52

Assets Portfolio Risk Tolerance Asset Allocation 52

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.

Asset Allocation 52

Asset Allocation Portfolio Assets Clients 52

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.

Asset Allocation 52

Asset Allocation Portfolio Assets Clients 52