The Irrelevant Investor

JULY 19, 2016

It's the assets you have to worry about. I first met Wes Gray, CEO/CIO of Alpha Architect in late 2014 and remember thinking, holy s**t, this guy rules. Investors were apparently seeking safer assets that morning, and the Bloomberg News service flashed this headline: U.S. He taught me that asset allocation matters.

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Brown Advisory

DECEMBER 2, 2015

Within the $450 billion high-yield market, less than 60% of high-yield bonds sell for more than face value compared with more than 90% in June 2014. By Taylor Graff, CFA, Asset Allocation Analyst. The low volume indicates a reluctance among investors to roll over debt for stressed companies. Anchoring Expectations.

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Investing Caffeine

MAY 2, 2022

As you can see from the chart below, there have been no shortage of issues and events to worry about over the last 15 years (2007 – 2022): 2008-2009: Financial Crisis 2010: Flash Crash (electronic trading collapse) 2011: Debt Ceiling – Eurozone Collapse 2012: Greek Debt Crisis – Arab Spring (anti-government protests) 2012: Presidential Elections (..)

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Dear Mr. Market

MARCH 17, 2024

We break down and assign each of the four “regions” with an asset class and then pick teams (stocks) that we think have the best chance at doing well relative to others. Betting on the right asset class or area of the world is usually going to bode better for you and also avoids having a collection of stocks that one has to follow.

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Brown Advisory

MAY 31, 2017

EUROPEAN RE-ENTRY: Why We Are Shifting Portfolios Toward European Stocks achen Thu, 06/01/2017 - 02:47 Asset allocation—at least for us—is an exercise in nuance. We move slowly and carefully when it comes to shifting our portfolios away from one asset class or region and toward another. stocks growing more expensive.

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Brown Advisory

MAY 31, 2017

Asset allocation—at least for us—is an exercise in nuance. We move slowly and carefully when it comes to shifting our portfolios away from one asset class or region and toward another. We maintain a model portfolio internally to track the results of our asset allocation stances. Thu, 06/01/2017 - 02:47.

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Dear Mr. Market

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Click here if you need to catch up on a conflict that’s been in flux since February of 2014. We often talk about people having short memories but don’t think that the Ukraine and Russia conflict just started last week. The point of our “letter to Mr. Market” today, however, is on what to do with your investments.

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Brown Advisory

JULY 1, 2016

Changes in their assumed rate of return can impact decisions ranging from asset allocation to the spending level that a portfolio can rationally support. over the last 100 years (1915–2014), but interestingly, they increased to 7.9% Thus, it’s important to have a view on this key question. over the more recent 30-year period.

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Brown Advisory

JULY 1, 2016

Changes in their assumed rate of return can impact decisions ranging from asset allocation to the spending level that a portfolio can rationally support. over the last 100 years (1915–2014), but interestingly, they increased to 7.9% Thus, it’s important to have a view on this key question. over the more recent 30-year period.

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Brown Advisory

MARCH 30, 2020

For the past year, we have been preparing client portfolios for the end of the extended bull market run that began in 2009—building cash and liquidity reserves, and also exploring opportunities in private and alternative asset classes that historically have offered lower correlation with public markets. Despite the U.S.

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Brown Advisory

MARCH 30, 2020

For the past year, we have been preparing client portfolios for the end of the extended bull market run that began in 2009—building cash and liquidity reserves, and also exploring opportunities in private and alternative asset classes that historically have offered lower correlation with public markets. Despite the U.S. Harsh Reaction.

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Brown Advisory

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

While this shift in monetary policy may ultimately have important implications for asset allocation and other investment decisions, we’re not convinced that its near-term impact will be particularly significant. By 2014, when QE officially ended, assets on the Fed’s balance sheet totaled $4.3

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Brown Advisory

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

While this shift in monetary policy may ultimately have important implications for asset allocation and other investment decisions, we’re not convinced that its near-term impact will be particularly significant. By 2014, when QE officially ended, assets on the Fed’s balance sheet totaled $4.3 Uncertainty in Unwinding.

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Brown Advisory

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

in 2014, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The ratio for the 19 countries in the eurozone rose to 93% at the end of the first quarter from 92% at the end of 2014, according to the European Union. By Taylor Graff, CFA, Asset Allocation Analyst. Eurozone growth will probably speed up to 1.5%

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The Irrelevant Investor

SEPTEMBER 19, 2015

Alpha Architect on investing systems The sad conclusion is that few if these ideas stand up to intense robustness tests except for the simplest technical rules (much like asset allocation- simpler is often better). This is close to five times the spread between value and growth firms.

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Brown Advisory

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Public-sector debt has expanded every year since 2000, hitting 100% of gross national product at the end of fiscal year 2014. By Taylor Graff, CFA, Asset Allocation Analyst. Protecting inherited assets from a claim by a family member’s ex-spouse can help limit those losses. million from about 3.8 Dream or Opportunity?

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Brown Advisory

JUNE 21, 2017

Generally, index fund fees are low because management costs are minimal (investment judgment is not required to track an index) and administrative expenses are typically spread over a large asset base. are there better or worse moments in time to enact an indexing strategy) and choice of asset class (i.e.,

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Brown Advisory

JUNE 21, 2017

Generally, index fund fees are low because management costs are minimal (investment judgment is not required to track an index) and administrative expenses are typically spread over a large asset base. are there better or worse moments in time to enact an indexing strategy) and choice of asset class (i.e., Less Efficient Asset Classes.

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Brown Advisory

APRIL 1, 2015

Although we expressed some worry about the long-term effects of mounting deficits, we concluded that stocks and other assets were not in bubble territory and represented good value despite what we saw as a weak economic recovery. Some might argue that the Fed’s policy could trigger another crisis as asset prices become overly inflated.

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Truemind Capital

OCTOBER 17, 2023

We maintain our underweight position to equity (check the 4th page for asset allocation) on the back of pricey markets. Other Asset Classes Gold cooled off further in Q2FY24 due to higher interest rates offered by US treasuries along with the expectation of falling interest rates. years with preferably floating rate instruments.

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Brown Advisory

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

This work builds on the Capital Asset Pricing Model developed in the 1960s.) For example, one study revealed that beta is often confounded with alpha, and this can mistakenly attribute outperformance to the value-add of an active manager rather than market risk premia (Bender, 2014). Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management White Paper.

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Brown Advisory

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

This work builds on the Capital Asset Pricing Model developed in the 1960s.) For example, one study revealed that beta is often confounded with alpha, and this can mistakenly attribute outperformance to the value-add of an active manager rather than market risk premia (Bender, 2014). Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management White Paper.

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The Better Letter

JANUARY 26, 2024

who became a professor at the University of Michigan before setting up his own asset management firm. 2014 : “What concerns us beyond valuations is the full ensemble of overvalued, overbought, overbullish conditions.” percent in 2014; HSGFX declined 8.50 ” Which brings me to John Hussman. He is a Stanford Ph.D.

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The Big Picture

APRIL 4, 2023

 The transcript from this week’s, MiB: Ken Kencel, Churchill Asset Management , is below. BARRY RITHOLTZ, HOST, MASTERS IN BUSINESS: This week on the podcast, I have an extra special guest, Ken Kencel of Churchill Asset Management, CEO, Founder, President. This is really a fascinating story. Ken Kencel, welcome to Bloomberg.

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The Irrelevant Investor

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Fisher, 1958 The Money Game - George Goodman, 1967 A Random Walk Down Wall Street - Burton Malkiel, 1973 Manias, Panics, and Crashes: A History of Financial Crises - Charles Kindleberger, 1978 The Alchemy of Finance - George Soros, 1987 Market Wizards - Jack Schwager, 1989 Liar's Poker - Michael Lewis, 1989 101 Years on Wall Street, An Investor's Almanac (..)

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The Better Letter

APRIL 20, 2023

Asset allocation is more important than the selection of a portfolio’s component parts. All other things being equal, ETFs are better than mutual funds. Simple generally beats complex. Complex instruments, reaching for yield, and illiquidity are usually more dangerous than they appear.

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The Big Picture

JUNE 3, 2024

And that was his boss, Jeffrey Gundlock, founder of Double Line Capital, back in July, 2014. He really is one of the most knowledgeable people in this space, and not just knowledgeable in the abstract, but helping to oversee just about a hundred billion dollars in client assets. And so I worked a lot on the asset allocation side.

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The Big Picture

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Highly dependent on precise phrasing of questions That’s just about basic market, economic, and asset allocation questions. Operates on a substantial lag 4. Requires accurate self-reporting 5. ” In 2020, after a massive voter registration drive, the Census estimated that 168.3 million people were registered to vote.

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The Big Picture

JANUARY 31, 2023

DUTTA: And the thing is that it never got as low as it did in 2014 despite 7 percent mortgage rates, right? But a lot of the rally in the dollar, say, from 2014, to, you know, up until recently, I mean, a lot of that was just growth differentials, right? DUTTA: Right, exactly. So what does that tell you about underlying demand?

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