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Market Volatility—Italy Edition

Brown Advisory

Market Volatility—Italy Edition achen Thu, 06/07/2018 - 08:18 For the past few weeks, Italy’s political situation has rattled investment markets. Investors fear that the nation’s political direction may lead to credit problems in Italy, and/or lead the country to exit the EU. We avoid reacting to “as it happens” news stories, but we need to look at the facts behind any emerging economic scenario and determine the scale and scope of the risk.

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Animal Spirits: Big Mistakes

The Irrelevant Investor

On this week's Animal Spirits, we discuss: My book, Big Mistakes Why and how value and momentum investing work. Mary Meeker's internet trends Amazon dot toast A hedge fund blow up A Bill Gross hiccup Listen below Charts mentioned Recommendations Big Mistakes: the Best Investors and Their Worst Investments The Space Barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos I said I think Andy Samberg is funny.

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Market Volatility—Italy Edition

Brown Advisory

Market Volatility—Italy Edition. achen. Thu, 06/07/2018 - 08:18. For the past few weeks, Italy’s political situation has rattled investment markets. Investors fear that the nation’s political direction may lead to credit problems in Italy, and/or lead the country to exit the EU. We avoid reacting to “as it happens” news stories, but we need to look at the facts behind any emerging economic scenario and determine the scale and scope of the risk.

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Animal Spirits Live

The Irrelevant Investor

Ben and I will be doing our first live Animal Spirits at EBI West in a few weeks. One of the things we'll be discussing is what Finance Twitter might have been like during moments in financial history. The Great Depression, 1987, and the tech bubble. For example. It's going to be a lot of fun, Ben and I are really excited about this. This year there will be a lot more focus on advisors, specifically practice management.

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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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The Next Fifty Years

The Irrelevant Investor

Fifty years ago today, the S&P 500 closed above 100 for the first time ever. The New York Times ran the following headline on the cover of the business section. The funny thing about going through old news papers is how some things never change. This sentence could be in tomorrow's paper: "Yesterday's upswing, they said, seemed to represent an attempt by the large and small investors to acquire positions in the market 'before it ran away from them.

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Why Did I Write a Book?

The Irrelevant Investor

It's finally here, my book officially comes out this week. The other day I said to my wife, "Wow, I really did it. I wrote a book." She replied, "What's the Netflix password?" Like my wife, you might already be over my book, even if you haven't read it yet. I get it. Congratulations Twitter can get tiresome, even if you're genuinely happy for the person on the receiving end of it.

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