Brown Advisory

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Five Sources of Alpha in an Aging Market Cycle ajackson Fri, 10/18/2019 - 10:30 For the past decade, investors have enjoyed a long climb up the “wall of worry.” Perhaps enjoyed is the wrong word: Investors have weathered European debt crises, a peek over a “fiscal cliff” in the U.S., an oil-market collapse, and an undeniable escalation in geopolitical and trade tensions around the world.

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The Irrelevant Investor

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Vanguard recently conducted a study where they examined the trading behavior of 8.4 million households from their U.S. retail business as well as their defined contribution business. Collectively, they represent $1.5 trillion in financial assets as of December 2018. Here are some of the key findings: Only about 1 in 7 households traded in a given year.

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Brown Advisory

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Five Sources of Alpha in an Aging Market Cycle. ajackson. Fri, 10/18/2019 - 10:30. For the past decade, investors have enjoyed a long climb up the “wall of worry.” Perhaps enjoyed is the wrong word: Investors have weathered European debt crises, a peek over a “fiscal cliff” in the U.S., an oil-market collapse, and an undeniable escalation in geopolitical and trade tensions around the world.

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The Irrelevant Investor

OCTOBER 16, 2019

The 20 largest ETFs have $1.556 trillion in assets. While the indexes they track are passive, their users are anything but. Over the previous twelve months, the total trading volume in these products was a whopping $11.529 trillion. A recent paper from S&P Dow Jones Indices takes a deeper dive into trades linked to some of the most widely followed indexes.

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Speaker: Erroll Amacker

As businesses increasingly adopt automation, finance leaders must navigate the delicate balance between technology and human expertise. This webinar explores the critical role of human oversight in accounts payable (AP) automation and how a people-centric approach can drive better financial performance. Join us for an insightful discussion on how integrating human expertise into automated workflows enhances decision-making, reduces fraud risks, strengthens vendor relationships, and accelerates R

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The Irrelevant Investor

OCTOBER 15, 2019

GMO's most recent 7-year forecast does not paint an especially pretty picture for stocks or for bonds. If these prognostications for U.S. large stocks come to pass, it would be just the 4th time that they experienced a -3.3% real total return over a 7-year period. GMO is hardly alone in their forecast for lower future returns, which is at least partly why endowments are so heavily allocated towards alternative strategies.

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The Irrelevant Investor

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Today’s Animal Spirits is brought to you by YCharts. Mention Animal Spirits to receive 20% off (*New YCharts users only) On today’s show we discuss Media's terrifying debt problem Video will soon look like the bad old days Apple splurges on A Christmas Carol Netflix going all in on kids programming What Jeff Bezos wants Is Amazon Unstoppable? China and all the takes ESPN forbids discussion of it Investors continue to pull money out of stocks Undees, champagne, and RVs Why aren't mortgage rates

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