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On A Shoestring

Brown Advisory

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.

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On A Shoestring

Brown Advisory

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.

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Global Leaders Strategy Investment Letter: August 2023

Brown Advisory

Download it here > The Hidden Trouble Within Dear Fellow Investors, We have fielded a number of questions over the past six months from clients and prospects about how we think about and control factor risks within the Global Leaders strategy. Numbers may not total due to rounding. Numbers may not total due to rounding.

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Are Alternatives Right for Our Organization?

Brown Advisory

Hedge funds can include a number of strategies: long-short, trading-oriented, global macro, event-driven and activist. THE POTENTIAL REWARD We believe alternatives can be a risk reducer and a return enhancer. We segment alternatives into two broad categories: hedge funds and private investments.

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Are Alternatives Right for Our Organization?

Brown Advisory

Hedge funds can include a number of strategies: long-short, trading-oriented, global macro, event-driven and activist. We believe alternatives can be a risk reducer and a return enhancer. Risk-for-riskanalysis to funding capital. Many private equity funds have a term life of ten years or more.

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Beyond Bottom-Up

Brown Advisory

These analysts crisscross the globe to meet with company management and visit factories and distribution centers. the company’s products had been in wider use in Europe for a number of years, so Doug also made in-person contact with an expert in the U.K. Although new in the U.S., and a connection with a Texas surgeon.

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Beyond Bottom-Up

Brown Advisory

These analysts crisscross the globe to meet with company management and visit factories and distribution centers. The following are ways we seek to identify additional risks and opportunities outside traditional analysis: Investigative research. ESG analysis. Quantitative risk analysis and reporting.