The 8% solution
Activity is the enemy of investment returns —Warren Buffett Endowment board members tell us their schools must earn at least eight percent on average to support operations and administration, student...
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Too many people think investing is easy – Warren Buffett Guest commentary: Jon Hirtle Executive Chairman, Hirtle Callaghan Most universities distribute about 4.5 to 5 percent of their endowment’s value...
View ArticleFoundation Investing: if you’ve seen one private foundation…
Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me. ― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby Suppose the Princeton or Yale endowment investment staff wanted to go all-in on a single...
View ArticleOCIO directory, spring 2025, Time and Money
I never wanted this for you. We just ran out of time, Vito Corleone ― The Godfather Our spring 2025 Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (OCIO) directory update features one-hundred-seven service...
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