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Accountant vs. Financial Advisor: What Are Your Goals & Who Will Help You Get There?

Zoe Financial

Additionally, CFAs typically work in portfolio management, research, consulting, risk analysis, and risk management. They can provide tax preparation, bookkeeping services, business consulting, budgeting assistance, auditing services, payroll management, business valuation services, and more.

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Global Leaders Strategy Investment Letter: August 2023

Brown Advisory

For as much as we are cognisant of factor risks, the backward-looking nature of these models – and unpredictable embedded covariance matrices – means we are careful to not over-interpret the results. Both “risks” faded in the models quickly; the events had already happened. The future is rarely the same as the past.

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On A Shoestring

Brown Advisory

DEFINING RISK When it comes to managing institutional portfolios, most CIOs, committees and advisors adopt one of two philosophical approaches. The first approach is to determine an acceptable level of risk—often termed a “risk budget”—and then seek to maximize potential return within that risk constraint.

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On A Shoestring

Brown Advisory

The first approach is to determine an acceptable level of risk—often termed a “risk budget”—and then seek to maximize potential return within that risk constraint. Alternately, they can determine a target or required rate of return, and then adjust risk up or down to meet that return goal.

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Are Alternatives Right for Our Organization?

Brown Advisory

With alternatives, we consider the following in assessing an investment manager’s ability to support the development of high quality private program customized to a specific nonprofit’s needs: Access to top-quartile managers Concentrated portfolios in high-conviction investments Exposure to both established and emerging managers Aligned fee arrangements (..)

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Are Alternatives Right for Our Organization?

Brown Advisory

Risk-for-riskanalysis to funding capital. Liquidity management and a budget for allocating to private investments in a disciplined way. Aligned fee arrangements. Flexible portfolio structures (direct, feeder funds, fund-of-funds) to meet the specific client’s situation.

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