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This is Your Nightmare Scenario

The Irrelevant Investor

What would happen if stocks crash? What would that do to people's retirement plans? How would that change the way young people think about stocks? And what would it do to our country? The cyclically adjusted price-to-earnings ratio now reads 30 for just the third time ever. The two previous times it printed a three handle, not only were future returns lower, but they preceded major market tops that would define a generation of investors.

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Investment Perspectives - The Great Debate

Brown Advisory

Investment Perspectives - The Great Debate achen Wed, 06/21/2017 - 12:35 Aside from some current political and economic topics that dominate the financial media, the most widely debated investment issue today involves the merits of passive investing, or indexing. As professional investors have found it increasingly challenging to meet or exceed market benchmarks, many of their clients have grown disillusioned with active management.

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Investment Perspectives - The Great Debate

Brown Advisory

Investment Perspectives - The Great Debate. achen. Wed, 06/21/2017 - 12:35. Aside from some current political and economic topics that dominate the financial media, the most widely debated investment issue today involves the merits of passive investing, or indexing. As professional investors have found it increasingly challenging to meet or exceed market benchmarks, many of their clients have grown disillusioned with active management.

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NOW 2017 | Welcome

Brown Advisory

NOW 2017 | Welcome ajackson Mon, 06/19/2017 - 08:16 Thriving in Uncertain Times Welcome to NOW London 2017. We thank you for taking time to join us in a forum where we can listen to and reflect on important issues that are shaping our world. NOW, which stands for Navigating Our World, is designed to stretch our minds, broaden our perspectives and illuminate meaningful trends.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Amanda Adams, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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NOW 2017 | Welcome

Brown Advisory

NOW 2017 | Welcome. ajackson. Mon, 06/19/2017 - 08:16. Thriving in Uncertain Times. Welcome to NOW London 2017. We thank you for taking time to join us in a forum where we can listen to and reflect on important issues that are shaping our world. NOW, which stands for Navigating Our World, is designed to stretch our minds, broaden our perspectives and illuminate meaningful trends.

Clients 52
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Allocator Beware

The Irrelevant Investor

Investors have little appetite for human portfolio managers these days. In the first quarter of 2017, $4.6 billion of new money was invested in quant funds, while $10 billion was withdrawn from non-quant funds, according to the Wall Street Journal. It's been well documented that humans are having trouble beating the market, but it appears that machines aren't doing much better.