Tom Graff

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

Treasuries Are Ignoring the Cliff

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Tom Graff

 | Nov 30, 2012 | 1:15 PM EST

In reality, bonds are looking at the Fed.

Wouldn't Count on Rising Rates Just Yet

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Tom Graff

 | Nov 27, 2012 | 5:06 PM EST

Consumer spending is on the mend, but interest rates won't climb until businesses start to follow suit.

U.S. Bonds Remain Hot

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Tom Graff

 | Nov 23, 2012 | 1:40 PM EST

Despite huge U.S. debts, not only do bond-buyers continue lining up; they also aren’t getting enough.

Briefly, on the Bond Market

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Tom Graff

 | Nov 20, 2012 | 5:05 PM EST

Bernanke states the obvious; relax on the France downgrade; and more. Plus, the best values in bonds.

Municipals and the Fiscal Cliff

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Tom Graff

 | Nov 16, 2012 | 3:30 PM EST

Here's how to invest in municipal bonds despite all of the uncertainty.

Parsing Out the 'Fiscal Cliff' Scenarios

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Tom Graff

 | Nov 13, 2012 | 11:30 AM EST

As I see it, there are four possibilities here -- with a widely varying chance of downgrade among them.

Why an Expected Event Can Move Markets

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Tom Graff

 | Nov 9, 2012 | 4:00 PM EST

Traders often price in low-probability, high-impact outcomes, then unwind their trades.

A Few Points on the Election

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Tom Graff

 | Nov 6, 2012 | 10:00 AM EST

For one thing, I have no idea how anyone could treat this event as a high-conviction idea.

Bond Weakness May Spell Opportunity

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Tom Graff

 | Nov 3, 2012 | 9:00 AM EDT

I really like the six-to-seven-year part of the curve.

The Broken-Window Fallacy

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Tom Graff

 | Oct 30, 2012 | 6:50 AM EDT

Let’s walk through how funds will actually flow in response to Hurricane Sandy.

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