Unless you are extremely risk averse or depend on a steady stream of income for your daily expenses then it may not make sense to buy bonds instead of stocks. The stock market historically outperforms bonds over the long run.
The $2.8 billion San Antonio Fire and Police Fund's board aims to beef up its investments in private markets. At a recent meeting, consulting firm NEPC presented the board a scenario for upping its presence in this arena, according to its minutes. The board unanimously accepted the proposal to invest $60 million this year for private equity, $45 million for private debt, and $25 million for real assets. Also, it will seek to enlist a private equity co-investment fund.
The number of endowments and foundations that believe the economy has worsened, and see a slowdown as their biggest long-term threat, has tripled over the past year, according to a survey from investment consulting firm NEPC.
The Federal Reserve moved to make it easier for private-equity funds and other investors to own large stakes in banks without triggering its oversight, in a plan that could also make it easier for financial technology startups to obtain investment cash.
A slowdown in global economic growth is the biggest worry for endowments and foundations this year, according to NEPC's Endowments & Foundations Survey released Tuesday.
From left to right: Josep Eisenhauer, Ph.D., dean of the College of Business Administration, Richard Charlton, Chairman Emeritus of NEPC, and Antoine M. Garibaldi, Ph.D., President of University of Detroit Mercy.
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