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Transcript: Tom Hancock, GMO

The Big Picture

And Tom has helped with the introduction of GMO’s first retail product, the quality ETF stock symbol Q-L-T-Y-G-M-O has been institutional since they launched in 1977. This is the first time they’re putting out a product for retail. Jeremy’s never really been a portfolio manager.

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Shadow Consumption

Brown Advisory

During the year through July, retail sales increased only 2.4% E-commerce is especially threatening to retailers, where digital sales totaled $300 billion last year with annual growth of about 15%. By Mick Dillon, CFA, Portfolio Manager, Global Leaders Strategy and Priyanka Agnihotri, Equity Research Analyst.

Food 52
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Diamonds In The Rough

Brown Advisory

Here are some of our recent purchases, yielding between 4% and 6%: Synovus Financial , a commercial and retail bank operating primarily in the Southeastern U.S., By Taylor Graff, CFA, Asset Allocation Analyst. By Mark Kodenski, Private Client Portfolio Manager. Anchoring Expectations.

Clients 52
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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: Yes.

Assets 173
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Europe's Slow Climb

Brown Advisory

Among consumer stocks, Next , a clothing and footwear retailer based in the U.K., By Stephen Shutz, CFA, Tax-Exempt Portfolio Manager. By Taylor Graff, CFA, Asset Allocation Analyst. Accounting lesson: ROIC is net income minus dividends divided by total capital.). and, eventually, in Europe. Rude Awakening.

Economy 40
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Investment Perspectives | Bubbles II

Brown Advisory

Mutual fund flows also suggest that retail investors have not been caught up in the speculative fever characteristic of bubbles. These extremes pose a serious challenge for portfolio managers because they can distort the benchmark indices against which portfolios are compared. stocks has been since the late 1920’s.

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Transcript: Greg Davis, CIO Vanguard

The Big Picture

Few people are in a position to see what’s going on in the world of investing, whether it’s institutional or retail, better than Vanguard CIO. So there’s been a big push for folks to get the appropriate level of asset allocation in a highly diversified, low cost way. And Greg Davis just does an amazing job.

Portfolio 130