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Accountant vs. Financial Advisor: What Are Your Goals & Who Will Help You Get There?

Zoe Financial

CFAs also show accounting, economics, portfolio management, and security analysis knowledge. Additionally, CFAs typically work in portfolio management, research, consulting, risk analysis, and risk management.

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Irrational Behaviour, Rational Investing: How We Overcome Our Biases

Brown Advisory

Most investment managers focus on the investment side, or the “treasure hunt,” but we have seen that spending equal time on determining how much capital to put behind each investment can be even more impactful from a return perspective. The goal of capital allocation is to improve the risk-adjusted returns of our portfolio.

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Beyond Bottom-Up

Brown Advisory

Investigative Research Process: Receive assignment from a portfolio manager or sector analyst. Our process was developed and refined by the team that manages our Large- Cap Sustainable Growth Strategy—Portfolio Managers Karina Funk and David Powell, and ESG Research Analyst Emily Dwyer.

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Beyond Bottom-Up

Brown Advisory

The following are ways we seek to identify additional risks and opportunities outside traditional analysis: Investigative research. ESG analysis. Quantitative risk analysis and reporting. Investigative Research Process: Receive assignment from a portfolio manager or sector analyst. Emily Dwyer.

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Global Leaders Strategy Investment Letter: August 2023

Brown Advisory

Before making any new investment, we analyse that potential new idea’s contribution to total portfolio risk with the aim of lifting stock-specific risk. The Global Leaders Composite (the Composite) aims to achieve capital appreciation by investing primarily in global equities.

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Are Alternatives Right for Our Organization?

Brown Advisory

We believe that a strong network of relationships and history with managers; a robust due diligence process for manager selection, sizing and term negotiation; and dedicated team members devoted to each asset class contributes to long-term results.

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Are Alternatives Right for Our Organization?

Brown Advisory

We believe that a strong network of relationships and history with managers; a robust due diligence process for manager selection, sizing and term negotiation; and dedicated team members devoted to each asset class contributes to long-term results. Exposure to both established and emerging managers. Aligned fee arrangements.