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"Bold New World": Austin Conference Recap

Brown Advisory

"Bold New World": Austin Conference Recap. eberkwits. Thu, 05/02/2019 - 08:16. In April, we presented our “Bold New World” conference in Austin. Our goal was to convene experts and leaders from across our economy, and examine some of the quantum innovations in technology and deep cultural transformations that are impacting our world. We were fortunate to have an incredible slate of panelists and speakers—our thanks go out to all of them for an energizing and insightful series of sessions.

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A Defender of the Idea

The Irrelevant Investor

In 2011 when Bank of America was trading at less than $5 a share, my friend told me he was thinking about buying the stock. My reply was something along the lines of "good luck with that." I don't really remember the conversation, but he remembers very clearly me convincing him not to buy the stock. I hadn't thought about it until a few years later when he said "remember when you told me not to buy Bank of America?

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The Accidental Case For Market Timing

The Irrelevant Investor

This morning Nick Maggiulli published a post about the importance of checking your work. He said, "becoming a purveyor of signal in a world drowned by noise is the ultimate reputational asset." If people can't trust that your numbers are right, or that your information is accurate, you're finished. People will forgive a typo here, or a miscalculation there, but too many of them, and they're gone forever.

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Animal Spirits: Remember G-Chat?

The Irrelevant Investor

Mention Animal Spirits to receive 20% off (*New YCharts users only) On this week's Animal Spirits, we discuss: Millennials and money survey Netflix at risk (survey) Avengers made a lot of money Uber lost a lot of money Ralph Macchio and Bill Simmons Follow us on Instagram Listen here Recommendations Trade-Off America's Bank The Opposite of Spoiled Charts Tweets [link] [link] The post Animal Spirits: Remember G-Chat?

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

Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, 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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These Rallies Aren’t Holding

The Irrelevant Investor

It's Friday December 21, and the S&P 500 had just finished lower than its open for the tenth straight day. The index was 17.54% off its closing highs, and we already lost our generals: Apple and Amazon were each down more than 30%, Netflix and Facebook were each down more than 40%. It felt like only a matter of time before we lost the soldiers. Ben and I talk a lot on the phone, and every day that week I told him that rallies weren't holding.

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