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NOW 2018 Conference: Our Investment Team’s Roundtable Recap

Brown Advisory

NOW 2018 Conference: Our Investment Team’s Roundtable Recap achen Thu, 06/14/2018 - 10:27 The NOW conference is always memorable, but this year’s conference included some particularly compelling and provocative ideas. I wanted to make sure we considered those ideas and their implications for the portfolios we manage for our clients, with truly open minds.

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Animal Spirits: The Oracle of Brookyln

The Irrelevant Investor

Stories Discussed New entrants to the S&P 500 outperformed the index by a median of 17% in the year leading up to their inclusion in the index LGBTQ and Straight millennials My friend, Warren makes mistakes too. Short-termism Breaking news, I'm no longer GODLing. More than half of 401(k) participants invest in a single target-date fund. What college really costs How much money do we need to retire?

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The Fed Meeting: It’s All about Expectations

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The Fed Meeting: It’s All about Expectations achen Thu, 06/14/2018 - 11:45 On Wednesday, the Federal Open Market Committee concluded its June meeting. There was a lot to digest: Another 25bp rate hike, clearer signals about two more hikes in 2018, a new set of economic projections, and Fed Chairman Powell’s press conference. Here are some of our team’s initial thoughts.

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NOW 2018 Conference: Our Investment Team’s Roundtable Recap

Brown Advisory

NOW 2018 Conference: Our Investment Team’s Roundtable Recap. achen. Thu, 06/14/2018 - 10:27. The NOW conference is always memorable, but this year’s conference included some particularly compelling and provocative ideas. I wanted to make sure we considered those ideas and their implications for the portfolios we manage for our clients, with truly open minds.

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2025 Industry Index: How Top Advisors Are Scaling Smarter (and Faster) This Year

Where are top advisors focusing in 2025? AcquireUp’s 2025 Industry Index reveals it all. Based on insights from 200+ financial professionals nationwide, discover why 74% say seminars and referrals deliver the best ROI, how automation is helping advisors scale faster, and why only 8% are tapping into niche marketing (a major growth opportunity!). Whether you're refining your client acquisition strategy or scaling your practice, this report gives you the real-world data, benchmarks, and action ste

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The Fed Meeting: It’s All about Expectations

Brown Advisory

The Fed Meeting: It’s All about Expectations. achen. Thu, 06/14/2018 - 11:45. On Wednesday, the Federal Open Market Committee concluded its June meeting. There was a lot to digest: Another 25bp rate hike, clearer signals about two more hikes in 2018, a new set of economic projections, and Fed Chairman Powell’s press conference. Here are some of our team’s initial thoughts.

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The Geometry of Wealth

The Irrelevant Investor

The Geometry of wealth by my friend Brian Portnoy is “A stoic playbook for navigating money life.” This is the type of book you give to someone you truly care about. Brian is a deep thinker and a beautiful writer. I wanted to share some of my favorite lines and passages in the hope that this inspires you to pick up a copy. “We don’t like to harvest new information but then do nothing with it.

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Earnings Guidance: Really Helpful, or a Red Herring?

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Earnings Guidance: Really Helpful, or a Red Herring? achen. Tue, 06/12/2018 - 10:00. Last week, Jamie Dimon and Warren Buffett dropped an interesting nugget in a joint interview on CNBC, calling for an end to quarterly earnings guidance that, in their view, brings an “unhealthy focus” on short-term profits vs. long-term business success. Dimon and Buffett are both legends in the investment business with well-earned reputations, and they raise an important philosophical discussion.

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Subprime Auto Loans: Should We Be Worried?

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Subprime Auto Loans: Should We Be Worried? achen. Mon, 06/11/2018 - 11:42. In recent years, signs of weakness have crept into the leading indicators for the three key consumer finance sectors—mortgages, auto loans and student loans. It’s true that indicators, such as delinquency rates for average consumers, have come off their post-crisis lows. But context is essential for understanding the real story, and whether these data points are a cause for panic, blips on the radar, or something in betwe

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These Are the Goods

The Irrelevant Investor

Articles If I had to write one sentence that is true always and everywhere, it would be this: Smart investors did stupid things again today. By Jason Zweig Not seeing the irony that history is the study of surprises and changes while using it as a guide to the future. By Morgan Housel How did she manage to convince an enormous amount of cool, successful people that she was something she clearly was not?

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What Do Clients Want?

The Irrelevant Investor

Today Josh and I spoke about the outflows at the Magellan fund, which is now 84% smaller than it was at its peak in 1997. This reminds me of a Yogi Berra Quote, "If the people don’t want to come out to the ballpark, nobody’s going to stop them." Magellan has beaten the S&P 500 by a decent margin over the last five years, but it hasn't been enough to stem the tide of money rushing for the exits.

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Data Talks, CFOs Listen: Why Analytics Are Key To Better Spend Management

Speaker: Claire Grosjean, Global Finance & Operations Executive

Finance teams are drowning in data—but is it actually helping them spend smarter? Without the right approach, excess spending, inefficiencies, and missed opportunities continue to drain profitability. While analytics offers powerful insights, financial intelligence requires more than just numbers—it takes the right blend of automation, strategy, and human expertise.