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Transcript: Matt Levine

The Big Picture

You were saying that you had a code of ethics, but then your CEO was sexually harassing people. Matt Levine : 00:16:47 I was struck by like the ability of retail investors collectively to move stock prices, right? I was, I mean I think people confidently declared it on Reddit and I was like, sure, but it’s retail.

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Global Leaders Investment Letter: August 2022

Brown Advisory

One investment in Global Leaders that typically takes share in downturns is TJX Companies, owner of TJ Maxx in the retail category who coincidently see inventory turns rise as consumers trade down to their treasure-hunt shopping in a downturn. In the financial markets we see evidence of cycles in capital flows as market prices rise.

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ESG, Shorthand, and Shortcuts

Brown Advisory

Directors and corporate leadership are accountable well beyond mere compliance to address issues of transparency, trust, ethics, diversity and inclusion, and stakeholder engagement. Governance agendas are broadening to address consumer and investor pressures and expectations. ESG has often been described as a "movement" in the media.

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Transcript: Luis Berruga, Global X ETFs

The Big Picture

First of all, I think the amount of investors that participate in the financial markets is much smaller than it is in the U.S. And I think that the financial advisors are used, but not as widely used as they are in the U.S. And definitely, their retail market participation is significantly lower than you can see in the U.S.

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Should you die and go to hell before selling an annuity?

Sara Grillo

And if you want to join the right for higher ethics in financial advice, join the Transparent Advisor Movement. It was at that point Scott thought there had to be a better way for investors to obtain unbiased advice and low-cost access to the financial markets. Do you have a burning opinion you’d like to share?

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Should you cancel your CFP designation?

Sara Grillo

Get ready for a ride as we examine it from all angles: regulatory, ethically, intellectually, etc. If we are comparing them to the Utopian idea of what a fraternity of ethics and competence testing should be, then we should find a way to implement it because daydreaming about what it ought to be is less useful.

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Transcript: Ed Hyman

The Big Picture

Don’t write it down, but they surveyed retailers. Like re like retail for example, or autos, trucking companies, you name it. How do you measure GDP two weeks or three weeks after the quarter ends or retail sales eight days after the month ends. And 00:17:05 [Speaker Changed] That was like a weekly thing, right?

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