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Shadow Consumption

Brown Advisory

Tue, 09/01/2015 - 11:30. economy is in its sixth year of expansion, the housing market is strengthening, initial claims for unemployment insurance have hit a 41-year low, and yet there is one group that seems noticeably absent from the party: the consumer. Richard Gamper, Strategic Planning Analyst, Brown Advisory. .

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Investment Perspectives | China's Shock

Brown Advisory

Thu, 10/01/2015 - 09:32. That action then led to fears that China’s economy was in serious trouble. Most indicators suggest that China’s economy is growing at a mid-single-digit rate. As in most Western economies, services now account for a larger share of the economy than industry. Changing Consumption.

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Investment Perspectives | Liquidity & Volatility

Brown Advisory

The core portfolio can “stay the course” and follow its long-term strategic plan. Yields in this sector increased in the latter part of 2015 and earlier this year, widening their spread over U.S. Moreover, timely opportunities to take advantage of changing conditions can be considered with relative objectivity. company.

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2019 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder Meeting

Brown Advisory

It doesn’t manage for quarter-to-quarter earnings, provide earnings guidance, court investors with quarterly earnings calls and management meetings, or even have budgets and strategic plans at the parent company. See Berkshire’s 2015 annual report for a more detailed discussion of this topic]. company.

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2019 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder Meeting

Brown Advisory

It doesn’t manage for quarter-to-quarter earnings, provide earnings guidance, court investors with quarterly earnings calls and management meetings, or even have budgets and strategic plans at the parent company. See Berkshire’s 2015 annual report for a more detailed discussion of this topic]. company.

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Transcript: William Cohan

The Big Picture

You know, they hired this guy, Mike Carpenter, you know, from McKinsey to be the M&A guy and you know, just create a strategic planning department just to do deals. It’s sort of a way to ratify Jeff’s strategic initiatives, you know, to refocus the company on its industrial origins, to get out of GE Capital.