Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 18, 2024

For many firm owners, an internal succession plan can be an attractive strategy to sell their practice, as it provides both continuity of service for clients and opportunities for the next generation of advisors to become firm owners themselves.

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The Big Picture

JULY 21, 2023

Slate ) • Extreme Heat Is Deadlier Than Hurricanes, Floods and Tornadoes Combined : When dangerous heat waves hit cities, better risk communication could save lives. Slate ) • Extreme Heat Is Deadlier Than Hurricanes, Floods and Tornadoes Combined : When dangerous heat waves hit cities, better risk communication could save lives.

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Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 19, 2024

Founding owners of financial advisory firms often spend much of their time focusing on the short-term aspects of running their business, from providing high-quality client service to pursuing client growth. metrics like revenue, profit, impact, clients, or team size), and a timeline for when the goals should be achieved.

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eMoney Advisor

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

As a financial planner, you’re well-positioned to collaborate with a client’s estate attorney to make sure their wishes are carried out. If your clients need a little nudge to get going on creating or updating an estate plan , these three examples might help illustrate the consequences of when wealth transfer goes awry.

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Brown Advisory

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

Private Credit Outshines Many High-Valuation Stocks, Bonds. With interest rates at record lows and many publicly traded bonds and stocks approaching historically high valuations, private credit has become increasingly attractive to investors because of its total return prospects, steady income and role in diversification.

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The Big Picture

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

He has a very interesting approach to thinking about market valuations and strategies and when to deploy capital, when to go with the crowd, when to lean against the crowd, and has amassed and excellent track record. So I would say the challenge of having those roles is that our institutional clients are much shorter term.

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Validea

APRIL 14, 2023

In a second consecutive week of outflows, Bank of America clients sold off around $2.3 The withdrawals were from equities of all sizes, during a relatively quiet week in the stock market, and came mainly from institutional, retail, and hedge-fund clients. The post Bank of America Clients Drain $2.3bil from U.S. billion in U.S.

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Nationwide Financial

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Succession planning is much more than just the act of selling your practice; there are many items to consider when planning the successful transition of your firm, like finding the right successor, client/relationship communications, receiving the proper value, and reducing taxes on the sale of your firm.

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Steve Sanduski

MAY 31, 2022

Without proper planning, you risk undervaluing your life’s work and damaging the key client relationships you’ll need to sustain the business when the time comes to retire. How to communicate your succession plan to your most valued clients so that they don’t jump ship.

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Brown Advisory

MARCH 1, 2016

Less than two years later, Palo Alto Networks purchased the company for $200 million—a more than 25-fold surge in valuation. In November 2015, Square, a San Francisco-based creator of mobile payment technology, went public at $9 per share and immediately rocketed 45% to a valuation of more than $4 billion. Not necessarily.

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eMoney Advisor

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Whether up or down, it’s likely they are here to stay, and financial advisors will continue to be asked about them by their clients. According to a survey from Bitwise and ETF Trends, 94 percent of financial advisors fielded client questions about cryptocurrency in 2021. Risks Associated with Crypto.

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Brown Advisory

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

But saving tax is not the only objective— clients also need to know that their financial security is assured and that the long-term stewardship of family assets will be wise. Explaining the technicalities is often only a modest help to clients. As previously mentioned, gifts of interests in FLPs are a timely example.

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Brown Advisory

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

But saving tax is not the only objective— clients also need to know that their financial security is assured and that the long-term stewardship of family assets will be wise. Explaining the technicalities is often only a modest help to clients. As previously mentioned, gifts of interests in FLPs are a timely example.

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Trade Brains

MARCH 1, 2024

The Company is the 8th largest integrated marketing communications group in India by operating revenue. In FY23, the overall market size of Integrated Marketing Communications in India was Rs. growth in the global integrated marketing communications industry during the same period, indicating faster recovery from COVID-19 levels.

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Brown Advisory

APRIL 20, 2022

To help meet this return objective, we find that our clients’ investment portfolios are becoming increasingly complex as a result of their reliance on private equity, real estate and other less liquid “alternatives” to sustain their growth objectives and, ultimately, their charitable objectives. Define the type of investments involved, (e.g.,

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Good Financial Cents

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Because much of an advisor’s job revolves around talking to clients and seeking new investment opportunities, excellent communication skills are essential in this role. Investment bankers also need to be able to work long hours, as they often have to travel to meet with clients. Communication Skills.

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Budgeting Compliance Accounting Insurance 88

Brown Advisory

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Technology rules the way we communicate, connect, consume and collaborate. To the extent specific securities are mentioned, they have been selected by the author on an objective basis to illustrate views expressed in the commentary and do not represent all of the securities purchased, sold or recommended for advisory clients.

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Investing Investments Clients Valuation 52

Brown Advisory

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

The team discussed how they think about investing in technology in the face of wildly increasing valuations and an ever-changing regulatory landscape, covering: The evolution of their thinking and investment process around the sector. Technology rules the way we communicate, connect, consume and collaborate. MORE ON THIS TOPIC.

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Investing Investments Clients Valuation 52

Steve Sanduski

AUGUST 22, 2023

Carving out a place for your firm is going to require a new level of clarity around both strategic planning and how you communicate what makes you unique to your team, clients, and prospects. Why there is a disconnect between the valuation level of private advisory firms and publicly traded firms.

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The Big Picture

MARCH 25, 2025

As you note, when we spun out, we kept all of our Bear Stearns accounts, continued to work with all their private client service people over there. Valuations tended to crash and burn very, very cheap valuations tended to do well. But the original thing Barry, was we wanted to serve you our clients better and faster.

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Brown Advisory

MAY 7, 2021

The discussion dissects technology sector valuations, what rising rates could mean for markets and the most important investment trends in the decade ahead. The group also shares their thoughts on the role unconventional assets like gold and Bitcoin can play in client portfolios.

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Brown Advisory

MAY 7, 2021

The discussion dissects technology sector valuations, what rising rates could mean for markets and the most important investment trends in the decade ahead. The group also shares their thoughts on the role unconventional assets like gold and Bitcoin can play in client portfolios. Download transcript. . MORE ON THIS TOPIC.

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The Irrelevant Investor

JULY 24, 2017

I get to see how other people in the industry think, how much they know, and how they communicate with their clients. The one that didn't said something to the effect of, "Even though stocks are wildly overvalued and we know a crash is coming, gold hasn't been working and my clients don't want to own it.

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Brown Advisory

OCTOBER 16, 2017

We often help clients deploy strategies such as GRATs to accomplish these estate freezing goals; the interplay of investment and tax considerations in these matters helps us identify windows of opportunity where we can take advantage of volatility or other market conditions to make notable progress on wealth transfer objectives.

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Brown Advisory

OCTOBER 16, 2017

We often help clients deploy strategies such as GRATs to accomplish these estate freezing goals; the interplay of investment and tax considerations in these matters helps us identify windows of opportunity where we can take advantage of volatility or other market conditions to make notable progress on wealth transfer objectives.

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Taxes Assets Estate Planning Valuation 52

Brown Advisory

JUNE 2, 2016

They should exercise caution when reaching for yield—valuations of some high-dividend, low-growth stocks already look excessive in our view. This piece is intended solely for our clients and prospective clients and is for informational purposes only. They are intended for the sole use of the addressee.

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The Big Picture

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Then the volatility and, and the valuation makes an enormous difference. And if you’re in a quant fund and your clients say, you know, you’ve underperformed for the last three quarters and I don’t quite understand the black box, how do you retain, how you drive that alignment between the client and the business?

Investing 130

Investing Investments Clients Management 130

Brown Advisory

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The discussion dissects technology sector valuations, what rising rates could mean for markets and the most important investment trends in the decade ahead. The group also shares their thoughts on the role unconventional assets like gold and Bitcoin can play in client portfolios. Learn more >.

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Brown Advisory

OCTOBER 16, 2017

But when our clients tell us what keeps them up at night, they don’t speak in terms of style boxes; they ask for things like income, protection against a market correction or (of particular relevance to this publication) a way to offset the risks of a large, concentrated stock position they hold. large-cap growth” or “small-cap value.”

Portfolio 52

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Brown Advisory

OCTOBER 16, 2017

But when our clients tell us what keeps them up at night, they don’t speak in terms of style boxes; they ask for things like income, protection against a market correction or (of particular relevance to this publication) a way to offset the risks of a large, concentrated stock position they hold. Mon, 10/16/2017 - 11:53.

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Brown Advisory

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

This Present is Accounted For: An Overview of Low-Basis Gifting Strategies achen Wed, 11/01/2023 - 11:20 After spending a career helping clients with tax and estate advice, I often see reminders and lessons about my job in the unlikeliest places. And for many years, that was the case for most clients in the U.S.,

Accounting 52

Accounting Taxes Assets Clients 52

Brown Advisory

DECEMBER 2, 2015

By walking through four steps with a client, we can refocus his or her mindset on the fundamental issues that help safeguard financial stability and achieve steady outperformance. Here are four ways we think about preparing clients to stay the course regardless of the market’s mood: Clarify your mission. Set hard numbers.

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The Big Picture

AUGUST 29, 2023

So I was a mile deep on a subject matter of bond indexing, but now I had the opportunity to lead an equity indexing group, the entire fixed income team, our investment strategy team that does research for our clients around portfolio construction, those types of things. It’s client related, it’s media like we’re doing today.

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Brown Advisory

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

2022 Year-End Planning Letter: Reflections and Perspectives ajackson Mon, 11/28/2022 - 11:10 The end of the calendar year is traditionally a time of reflection, and for us it is a chance to sit with clients, review progress, discuss the events shaping the investment landscape, and revisit goals for both the near term and the long term.

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Planning Taxes Clients Strategic Planning 52

Brown Advisory

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The end of the calendar year is traditionally a time of reflection, and for us it is a chance to sit with clients, review progress, discuss the events shaping the investment landscape, and revisit goals for both the near term and the long term. When we offer guidance to clients about possible plan changes, we use a clear, three-step process.

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Planning Taxes Clients Strategic Planning 52

Brown Advisory

JUNE 16, 2021

The strong price appreciation has resulted in a commensurate rise in valuations and a tsunami of new deal issuance in these areas. Our portfolio construction is built on a holistic diversification that takes into account many different variables, including sector, subsector, cyclicality, profitability, valuation and balance sheet strength.

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Brown Advisory

JUNE 16, 2021

The strong price appreciation has resulted in a commensurate rise in valuations and a tsunami of new deal issuance in these areas. Our portfolio construction is built on a holistic diversification that takes into account many different variables, including sector, subsector, cyclicality, profitability, valuation and balance sheet strength.

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