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Are Alternatives Right for Our Organization?

Brown Advisory

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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Are Alternatives Right for Our Organization?

Brown Advisory

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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On A Shoestring

Brown Advisory

Formally, this is often referred to as “capital sufficiency” planning and more informally, it is often called spend-rate planning. 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.”

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On A Shoestring

Brown Advisory

Formally, this is often referred to as “capital sufficiency” planning and more informally, it is often called spend-rate planning. 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.”

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Global Leaders Strategy Investment Letter: August 2023

Brown Advisory

To be clear, we would love to have more investments in any diversifying business or sector but every investment must first pass all our tests, particularly valuation. Consequently, the cross correlations are high as is factor risk; sectors are a blunt instrument. WACC is the average rate a company expects to pay to finance its assets.

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Beyond Bottom-Up

Brown Advisory

These efforts to achieve informational advantage are broadly referred to as “bottom-up investing” due to their focus on primary information gathering and ground-level analysis. If they can do it consistently, it may become a formula for long-term success.

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Beyond Bottom-Up

Brown Advisory

These efforts to achieve informational advantage are broadly referred to as “bottom-up investing” due to their focus on primary information gathering and ground-level analysis. The following are ways we seek to identify additional risks and opportunities outside traditional analysis: Investigative research. ESG analysis.