Title: How Harvard and Yale beat the market
Subtitle: what individual investors can learn from the investment strategies of the most successful university endowments
First published: 2009
Description: Praise for How Harvard and Yale Beat the Market  "How Harvard and Yale Beat the Market is a must-read for anyone managing his own or other people's money. It demystifies new investments such as hedge funds and principal-protected products. This engaging handbook belongs in every investor's library."  --Deborah Weir, Parker Global Strategies, author of Timing the Market: How to Profit in the Stock Market Using the Yield Curve, Technical Analysis, and Cultural Indicators  In today's volatile market, investors are looking for new ways to lower their risk profile. For author Matthew Tuttle, the best means of achieving this goal is to look towards large university endowments--which attempt to capture consistent returns while maintaining a low level of risk.  How Harvard and Yale Beat the Market explores the benefits of endowment investing and shows you how to structure your individual investment endeavors around an endowment-type portfolio. While the average investor doesn't have access to many of the money managers and vehicles that high-profile endowments use, you can still learn from the investment strategies outlined here and implement them in your own investment activities. Filled with timely tips and practical advice from an expert who designs portfolios based on endowment investment strategies, How Harvard and Yale Beat the Market will put you in a better position to achieve investment success.
Subjects: Endowments, Yale University, Harvard University, Portfolio management, Investments, Institutional investments, Business, Nonfiction
Places: United States
LC classification: HG4910 .T88 2009