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Bracketology (2025 Edition)

The Better Letter

Nigl’s bracket finally went bust on game 50 (the third game on the second weekend) when three seed Purdue defeated number two Tennessee, 99-94, in overtime. And about 60 percent of national champions are one of the four number one seeds. A roulette wheel hitting the same number seven times in a row ( one in three billion ).

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Market Commentary: Up and Down Week Leaves the S&P 500 Near Flat

Carson Wealth

The late week rebound was supported by better economic data, including some good jobs-related numbers. In 2011 there was the US debt downgrade, and in 2015 China’s surprise devaluation of its currency. The current number remains consistent with the 2018-2019 average, despite a larger labor force now. What a Week What a week!

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Market Commentary: U.S. Debt Downgrade Should Have Minimal Impact

Carson Wealth

The first came in August 2011 from S&P Global Ratings after a government standoff over the debt ceiling. The first downgrade in 2011 did little to change that, and we don’t expect the second downgrade to either. This measures the number of people working as a percentage of the civilian population. annual pace.

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Math Problems

The Better Letter

2 Nobody knows for sure what the actual numbers are, but it is estimated that as many as 100 million NCAA Tournament brackets are filled out each year. Five 11-seeds have made it to the Final Four: LSU in 1986, George Mason in 2006, VCU in 2011, Loyola Chicago in 2018, and UCLA in 2021. The 11 and 10 seeds win 39 percent of the time.

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Municipal SMAs: Behind the Velvet Rope of Regulation

Brown Advisory

Investors who never contemplated the concept of “municipal bankruptcy” previously would later be forced to add the term into their vernacular, spurred by bankruptcies of Jefferson County, Alabama in 2011; Stockton and San Bernardino, California in 2012; and Detroit in 2013. The results were discouraging.

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Municipal SMAs: Behind the Velvet Rope of Regulation

Brown Advisory

Investors who never contemplated the concept of “municipal bankruptcy” previously would later be forced to add the term into their vernacular, spurred by bankruptcies of Jefferson County, Alabama in 2011; Stockton and San Bernardino, California in 2012; and Detroit in 2013. The results were discouraging.

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Strategic Advisory Letter | 2015 Year-End Planning Checklist

Brown Advisory

In this letter, we outline a number of tax-saving and other opportunities to consider before the close of the year. As we note in some of the suggestions that follow, there are a number of ways to accelerate or delay income that may make sense for you, depending on where your income sits relative to the various thresholds listed above.