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Active Alpha

Brown Advisory

Active Alpha. achen. Mon, 06/30/2014 - 12:22. The latest academic research suggests that there are certain common characteristics of active equity managers who deliver persistent outperformance. One of the major trends in equity investing over the past several decades has been a shift by both individual and institutional investors toward passive, or indexed, investments.

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Investment Perspectives | Glacial Change

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Investment Perspectives | Glacial Change. achen. Tue, 07/01/2014 - 14:01. Few economic variables change as slowly as population, yet demographic trends are among the most important determinants of a company’s (or, for that matter, a nation’s) growth over time. Like glaciers, demographics move predictably and inexorably.