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Transcript: Julian Salisbury, GS

The Big Picture

And then in a fit of madness, I guess, at the end of 2006, the credit markets were pretty uninteresting. But what was interesting about that was the quick need to both separate the portfolio between the old stuff and the new stuff, because there were a lot of new investment opportunities. There wasn’t a lot to do.

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Transcript: Mike Green, Simplify Asset Management

The Big Picture

Initially I joined to help them manage their equity portfolio. My background in the asset management space was originally going to small cap value, and Canyon Partners really gave me the platform that allowed me to branch that out into multiple different areas. I’m gonna hold it in my portfolio. I buy everything.

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Microsoft’s 401(k) Retirement Plan Details

Cordant Wealth Partners

Decide upon your asset allocation The first step in investing your 401(k) is determining your “asset allocation,” which is simply the mix of stocks, bonds and cash you’ll hold. This mix of assets is the main building block of your portfolio and will primarily determine the risk and return in the account.

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ESG and the Stock-­Picker’s Dilemma

Brown Advisory

Hundreds of academic studies and thousands of media commentaries have taken different angles on this issue, with the conversation centered on one key question: Does the incorporation of ESG factors in portfolios help, hurt, or do nothing to returns? Can we also generate predictable utility from managing portfolios around an "ESG factor?"

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ESG and the Stock-­Picker’s Dilemma

Brown Advisory

Hundreds of academic studies and thousands of media commentaries have taken different angles on this issue, with the conversation centered on one key question: Does the incorporation of ESG factors in portfolios help, hurt, or do nothing to returns? Can we also generate predictable utility from managing portfolios around an "ESG factor?"

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Transcript: Maria Vassalou

The Big Picture

But in my case, it was very helpful because I had the opportunity to spend over 10 years doing intensive research in the intersection of macro and finance and asset pricing. And all these questions that I was trying to answer had direct applications to hedge fund strategies and portfolio management. VASSALOU: Pretty much.

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Rude Awakening

Brown Advisory

million in 2006, inhibiting demand and economic growth, according to the Krueger report. Meanwhile, tax revenues have declined to about 12% of GNP from more than 15% before 2006, the Krueger report said. The hazards of appropriation bonds underscore the value of a bottom-up approach to building a municipal bond portfolio.