Brown Advisory

JANUARY 17, 2024

Even with 75% accuracy we only move from an investable universe where 30% of constituents outperform to now selecting the portfolio from a pool with a 56% win rate. We all know that a 55% hit rate is the top decile across the industry, and the maths above demonstrates why. This is why industry hit rates are so low.

Investing 52

Investing Investments Portfolio Compliance 52

The Big Picture

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

She has a really fascinating background, very eclectic, a combination of math and law. She has run a number of firms and a number of divisions at large firms and traced a career arc that’s just very unusual compared to the typical person in finance. It is something, math has always come easy to me since a child.

Math 130

Math Management Insurance Assets 130

Aleph

JANUARY 14, 2023

Picture Credit: David Merkel, with an assist from the YouImagine AI image generator || Boldly flying in front of a stained glass window Portfolio Management Sick of the ups and downs of the markets? If you don’t have children while young, odds decrease that you will have children, and a higher number of them.

Math 59

Math Assets Government Banking 59

The Big Picture

AUGUST 29, 2023

And it worked out and had multiple job offers coming out of school from a number of different insurance companies. I had a number of relationships that I built up and had another job lined up in New York City. DAVIS: So when we think about how those teams are evaluated, it’s a three-year number. So how did you perform?

Portfolio 130

Portfolio Investing Investments Numbers 130

The Big Picture

JANUARY 16, 2024

She has had a number of different positions within PIM, including managing their flagship core real estate fund. Before she moved into management, she has been on all of the big lists. I was always good at math, but I really, I just didn’t relate to things that were more esoteric bonds options. And I was the worst.

Assets 259

Assets Investing Investments Management 259

The Better Letter

JANUARY 11, 2024

What someone else is willing to pay for it is based on what they believe – about the past, present, and future. Beyond the present lies imagination. That’s why the markets are much more of a mind game than a math game. What’s the number of predicted collapses before “imminent” has no meaning?

Economy 96

Economy Economics Math Banking 96

The Big Picture

MARCH 21, 2023

I was a fixed income portfolio manager and trader, which is a ton of fun. PIMCO out on the West Coast, read the first thing I wrote in the Journal of Portfolio Management. You can use this in a number of ways. And that’s a pretty good number. Program didn’t feel right. I then got just very lucky.

Valuation 164

Valuation Investing Investments Numbers 164