The Irrelevant Investor

JULY 20, 2017

One of the best descriptions of how intelligent investors behave comes from The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money , which was written by John Maynard Keynes. In 1936, he said: "Professional investment may be likened to those newspaper competitions in which the competitors have to pick out the six prettiest faces from a hundred photographs, the prize being awarded to the competitor whose choice most nearly corresponds to the average preferences of the competitors as a whole; so th

Investments

Brown Advisory

JULY 19, 2017

A Moment of Zen: The Wisdom of Staying Invested achen Wed, 07/19/2017 - 15:28 When discussing the merits of cash as an investment, Warren Buffett doesn’t pull his punches, saying that those who hold cash or its equivalents “have opted for a terrible long-term asset, one that pays virtually nothing and is certain to depreciate in value.” We strongly believe that clients should hold an appropriate reserve of cash for operating needs and emotional security.

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The Irrelevant Investor

JULY 19, 2017

“There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.” -Vladimir Lenin U.S. stocks made zero progress in the seventeen months from October 2014 to January 2016. And in the seventeen months since the February lows, here's how the following indexes have performed. S&P 500 +36% NASDAQ 100 +52% Russell 2000 +52 What's happened in the last seventeen months?

Marketing

Brown Advisory

JULY 19, 2017

A Moment of Zen: The Wisdom of Staying Invested. achen. Wed, 07/19/2017 - 15:28. When discussing the merits of cash as an investment, Warren Buffett doesn’t pull his punches, saying that those who hold cash or its equivalents “have opted for a terrible long-term asset, one that pays virtually nothing and is certain to depreciate in value.”. We strongly believe that clients should hold an appropriate reserve of cash for operating needs and emotional security.

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Brown Advisory

JULY 17, 2017

NOW 2017 | Creating Value in an Age of Disruption achen Mon, 07/17/2017 - 15:03 The panel noted that disruption is not a new phenomenon: As long as there have been companies, there have been new upstarts and business models that have threatened to unseat those companies. What is new today is the delivery of disruption (from many more directions than in the past) and the pace of that delivery (much more rapid than in the past).

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Brown Advisory

JULY 17, 2017

NOW 2017 | Innovation Beyond Silicon Valley achen Mon, 07/17/2017 - 15:21 Stan Boland , CEO of U.K.-based FiveAI, has spent his career innovating in the communication sector, mainly in the semiconductor and telecom space, and is acutely focused on how artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to revolutionize many industries. Academia is a primary source of innovation in AI; for example, the science to improve autonomous driving is evolving in top universities around the world.

Startup

Brown Advisory

JULY 17, 2017

NOW 2017 | Creating Value in an Age of Disruption. achen. Mon, 07/17/2017 - 15:03. The panel noted that disruption is not a new phenomenon: As long as there have been companies, there have been new upstarts and business models that have threatened to unseat those companies. What is new today is the delivery of disruption (from many more directions than in the past) and the pace of that delivery (much more rapid than in the past).

Clients

Brown Advisory

JULY 17, 2017

NOW 2017 | Innovation Beyond Silicon Valley. achen. Mon, 07/17/2017 - 15:21. Stan Boland , CEO of U.K.-based FiveAI, has spent his career innovating in the communication sector, mainly in the semiconductor and telecom space, and is acutely focused on how artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to revolutionize many industries. Academia is a primary source of innovation in AI; for example, the science to improve autonomous driving is evolving in top universities around the world.

Startup

Brown Advisory

JULY 17, 2017

NOW 2017 | Cultivating the Seventh Sense: An Essential Instinct in the Age of Networks - Cloned. achen. Mon, 07/17/2017 - 16:18. Ramo is currently the co-CEO of Henry Kissinger’s consultancy firm and a board member of Starbucks and FedEx. His business career took off in Beijing in 2002, following a distinguished tenure at TIME magazine, where he became the youngest senior editor and foreign editor in the magazine’s history.

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The Irrelevant Investor

JULY 16, 2017

Articles The beauty of compound interest is that it continues to behave fractally with each piece of interest eventually earning its own interest. By of Dollars and Data Convincing yourself that you’re right when you know you’re wrong is a time-honored tradition in the markets By Ben Carlson Your true worth is determined by how much more you give in value than you take in payment By Tony Isola You are kidding yourself if you think being greedy when others are fearful is as easy as saying it duri

Economics

Speaker: Dylan Secrest, Founder of Alamo Innovation and Construction Digital Transformation Consultant

Construction payment workflows are notoriously complex when you consider juggling multiple stakeholders, compliance requirements, and evolving project scopes. Delays in approvals or misaligned data between budgets, lien waivers, and pay applications can grind progress to a halt. The good news? It doesn't have to be this way! Join expert Dylan Secrest to discover how leading contractors are turning payment chaos into clarity using digital workflows, integrated systems, and automation strategies.

Budgeting

Brown Advisory

JULY 17, 2017

NOW 2017 | Shifting Alliances: America’s Changing Relationship with Asia and the Middle East achen Mon, 07/17/2017 - 16:08 Under Secretary of State Clinton, the U.S. began to pivot its diplomatic and military focus toward Asia. Asia encompasses 40% of global gross domestic product, four of the top 10 trading partners of the U.S. and almost two-thirds of the world’s middle class.

Economics

Brown Advisory

JULY 17, 2017

NOW 2017 | Shifting Alliances: America’s Changing Relationship with Asia and the Middle East. achen. Mon, 07/17/2017 - 16:08. Under Secretary of State Clinton, the U.S. began to pivot its diplomatic and military focus toward Asia. Asia encompasses 40% of global gross domestic product, four of the top 10 trading partners of the U.S. and almost two-thirds of the world’s middle class.

Economics

Brown Advisory

JULY 17, 2017

NOW 2017 | What Next? Making Sense of the Global Economy achen Mon, 07/17/2017 - 16:13 Those looking for a security blanket may have been disappointed. Minton Beddoes delivered a thoughtful and perceptive critique of the global environment. The main body of her talk began with a thought experiment: If we had gained perfect political foresight 12 months ago—foreseeing the Brexit vote, a Trump presidency, a Macron victory out of nowhere in France, a coup in Turkey and a challenged UK election—woul

Economy

Brown Advisory

JULY 17, 2017

NOW 2017 | What Next? Making Sense of the Global Economy. achen. Mon, 07/17/2017 - 16:13. Those looking for a security blanket may have been disappointed. Minton Beddoes delivered a thoughtful and perceptive critique of the global environment. The main body of her talk began with a thought experiment: If we had gained perfect political foresight 12 months ago—foreseeing the Brexit vote, a Trump presidency, a Macron victory out of nowhere in France, a coup in Turkey and a challenged UK election—w

Economy

Speaker: Victor C. Barnes, CPA, MBA

In the climb from contributor to leader, the rules quietly change. If you’re aiming for the summit, the air gets thinner—and what got you here won’t be enough to get you to the top (a concept first popularized by Marshall Goldsmith in his book What Got You Here Won’t Get You There ). What made you successful early in your finance career—technical accuracy, sharp analysis, flawless execution—won’t be what carries you to the next level.

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