Tom Graff

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Tom Graff is a fixed income strategist for Brown Advisory, an independent investment advisory firm in Baltimore, Md. Graff is also the manager of the Brown Advisory Tactical Bond Fund (BATBX), a long/short fixed income fund.Expand

Prior to joining Brown, Graff was a managing director and taxable fixed-income trader for Cavanaugh Capital Management in Baltimore. Graff earned a CFA charter in 2002.

The opinions expressed here are Graff's own and in no way the statements of Brown Advisory, and may or may not reflect the strategies being pursued for clients of Brown Advisory.

Graff welcomes your questions and can be reached at tomgraff@brownadvisory.com.Collapse

Global Central Banks Mimic the Fed

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Tom Graff

 | Apr 23, 2013 | 1:00 PM EDT

Short-term interest rates are going to stay low for longer than most people think.

QE Will Have to Expand

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Tom Graff

 | Apr 19, 2013 | 1:30 PM EDT

After all, the Fed promised that bond purchases would fluctuate with economic data.

Gold's Big Fallacy

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Tom Graff

 | Apr 16, 2013 | 4:00 PM EDT

I've got news for you: Gold has never been a safety asset.

Unpacking the Bond Implications

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Tom Graff

 | Apr 12, 2013 | 11:00 AM EDT

Here's what I've gleaned after poring through earnings from JPMorgan and Wells Fargo.

Don't Let the Lull Deceive You

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Tom Graff

 | Apr 9, 2013 | 3:00 PM EDT

There is still plenty going on in the bond market.

Japan: What Are They Thinking?

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Tom Graff

 | Apr 5, 2013 | 3:15 PM EDT

It's not about weakness in the yen.

Jobs and bonds

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Tom Graff

 | Apr 5, 2013 | 10:45 AM EDT
I've decided to not bother writing a whole column on this jobs report. At this point, it is quite an outlier, which might indicate a change in the...

Another point on change in labor force

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Tom Graff

 | Apr 5, 2013 | 10:39 AM EDT
I am very cautious about drawing conclusions based on changes in labor force participation month-to-month. It is easy to call the huge drop in the...

The Fed Doesn't Play Dice

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Tom Graff

 | Apr 2, 2013 | 2:00 PM EDT

Challenging those who believe the Fed will be forced to tighten policy.

The Only Way Cyprus Will Matter

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Tom Graff

 | Mar 28, 2013 | 5:00 PM EDT

While it's unlikely to derail anything important, here's what you'll need to watch just in case.

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