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Endowment Sweepstakes: How Tiny Houghton College Beat Harvard

Harvard’s Endowment Fund recently announced that it will lay-off 230 employees due to lagging performance. Harvard’s situation is not unique. The National Association of College and University Business Officers recently reported that many endowments under-performed for fiscal year 2016. One exception of note is Houghton College in Houghton, New York.  A recent article written by James Stewart for the New York Times outlines Houghton’s investment strategy and how it compares to other institutions.

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Grexit? Greece Again on the Brink as Debt Crisis Threatens Break with EU

The topic of a Grexit is in the news again. Greece is in need of a fourth bail-out. The current government is struggling to reach the required terms in order to receive the new funds. Writing for The Guardian, Helena Smith outlines the current economic condition in Greece.

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Why Are U.S. Bonds Such a Secure Investment, Despite the Country’s Growing Debt?

Writing for Stanford Business School’s Insights, Matt Villano examines Professor Arvind Krishnamurthy  recent paper on U.S. Government Bonds.

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Trump or Clinton? How the Election Will Impact the Economy

Knowledge@Wharton recently published this article, including an interview with Mark Zandi of Moody’s, to highlight the economic platforms put forward by both presidential candidates.

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Zen and the Art of 401(k) Maintenance

How often should you look at your retirement account statements? Writing for the New York Times, Ron Lieber investigates this and other behavioral finance questions by analyzing a 2014 Fidelity study on the topic.

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Fed’s Dudley Urges Caution on Rate Hikes, Cites Risks to U.S.

What is next for the Fed? President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York William C. Dudley provides some insight as covered by Gayatri Suroyo writing for Reuters.

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Can We Ignore the Alarm Bells the Bond Market Is Ringing?

Is the bond market still a good indicator of economic health and direction? Writing for the New York Times, Neil Irwin believes that the bond market may no longer be the gauge that it has been in the past.

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Jeremy Siegel: The Impact of the Brexit Vote on Markets

The Wharton School’s Jeremy Siegel, Professor of Finance, offers his insight on the Brexit vote with this interview in Knowledge@Wharton.

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The More It Hurts, the More You Make: Investing After Brexit

Writing for the WSJ’s MoneyBeat, Jason Zweig provides some financial insight into the markets post-Brexit vote.

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Brexit Watch Indicators

Bloomberg provides an excellent overview of the Brexit debate.  Indicators used include up-to-date poll trackers, a synopsis of the debate itself and how the pound sterling has performed coming up to the June 23rd election.

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