How historical and expected returns for university endowments can guide us in setting reasonable return expectations. We also analyze managed futures strategies to see how they work, how they have performed, and how to use them in your investment portfolio. Show Notes 2025 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments (NCSE) Results—NACUBO Princeton University cuts expectation for endowment returns by Sun Yu—The Financial Times Demystifying Managed Futures by Brian K. Hurst, Yao Hua … [Read more...]
524: Facing a Financial Squeeze: What Harvard’s Response Can Teach the Rest of Us
How can we apply the same emergency measures that Harvard and other universities are using to navigate a financial crisis? Also, how universities invest their endowments and what their performance has been. Topics covered include: What has led to the financial crisis at Harvard What actions has the university taken How do endowments invest and spend their funds How endowments maintain intergenerational equity How we can apply the principles universities use in our own … [Read more...]
348: Listener Q&A
We answer over a dozen questions from listeners on investing, housing, retirement, business, podcast production, and more. Topics covered include: The Endowment Model Teaching children about investing Four influential investing books The difference between being an entrepreneur and investing The balance between too much and too little efficiency and productivity What we learned about investing from the Covid crash How asset allocation changes as one gets older The … [Read more...]
