Sentences with phrase «endowment portfolios»
"Endowment portfolios" refers to a collection of investments or assets set aside for a specific purpose, usually to generate income or support an organization in the long term. Full definition
(For those interested in reading more on the performance of endowment portfolios should check out any number of posts by Mebane Faber at World Beta.
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That's a reasonable question to ask in light of the results of the Sustainability Report Card 2008 which examines colleges and universities dedication to sustainability, on campuses and in endowment portfolios, and which indicates that the green spirit on campus may not be reflected in the spirit of the investment portfolio comprising the school's endowment.
He said he knew that, but he wanted to see the track records for each of the three managers, and then he compared them to the endowment portfolio.
This broad diversification across weakly correlated asset classes is the primary reason why the endowment portfolios did well in both boom and bust times.
Harvard's endowment portfolio had only two years with small losses.