These include evaluating the role of the endowment, portfolio choice, manager choice, socially responsible investing and alternative asset class investing. Students are required to present two cases during the term in groups and write a group term paper on a topic related to the course. Brief term paper presentations will be made in the final meeting. Come prepared to discuss the first case on the first day of class. Grades will depend in part on class discussion.
Name plates are an absolute necessity.
The reading will form the basis for class discussion. You are expected to be prepared for both case discussions and reading. Since the books are expensive, you may wish to share costs with group members. Some of the books are available as pdf files to download. It will be useful for two of the cases.