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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Never would have expected this!

https://chicagomaroon.com/40872/news/expect-growing-pains-university-presentation-reveals-severe-financial-pressures/

“ While UChicago’s investments have allowed it to punch above its weight for decades, [b]rising interest rates and a drop in operating income have necessitated a range of cost-cutting measures[/b], including a temporary staff hiring freeze and voluntary staff retirement packages, as well as budget cuts for programs across the University.”

“ Since 2013, UChicago has seen a 25 percent student enrollment increase across its undergraduate, Ph.D., masters, and professional divisions. This increase is one of the highest among UChicago’s Ivy Plus peer group, second only to Columbia’s 27 percent student enrollment increase during the same time period.

However, UChicago’s 2022 endowment market value of $10.3 billion stood lower than many of its peer institutions. ”

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Opposite end of spectrum.  Considering leaving money via a trust to my alma mater.  Was shocked that said institution was only earning a 4% return on its invested securities.  Apparently this is not the only college out there that has such a low return.[b]  Why not just invest in the S&P 500.  [/b]Could someone please tell me where/why colleges invest in low yielding securities, private equity (hardly a low risk investment) and then hammer the alumni for donations. Just curious.[/quote]

Because they are looking for very low risk investments and will sacrifice returns to get it.

People who manage top University endowments aren’t putting everything into Bitcoin.

If you have a cash flow system where if you ask people for money they will hand it to you why would you change that?

Anyways Chicago is broke, they only have $20 Billon left. As we all know sending out mailers costs $1 Billion a year.
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Chicago affiliated nobel winners number no less than 16. Hadn't one of them - on their way to Oslo, Norway,  learn the art of, "Why not just invest in the S&P 500"?  Or were they free nobel medals they got out of Capt Crunch serial boxes?  [/quote]

Unless they’re getting the peace prize, they go to Stockholm.[/quote]

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