tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post2005326663178997742..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Harvard Loses Almost $2 Billion in Endowment Value: Bad InvestmentsRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-2448973289288747242016-09-23T19:34:42.507-04:002016-09-23T19:34:42.507-04:00$37.6 B down to $35.7 B is a -5% return (not -2%)....$37.6 B down to $35.7 B is a -5% return (not -2%).Andrew_M_Garlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02855052302054611917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-32566565759662548402016-09-23T07:43:44.686-04:002016-09-23T07:43:44.686-04:00About $1.7 billion of the decrease was due to spen...About $1.7 billion of the decrease was due to spending to support university operations. As with many large endowments, a lot of their investments are private and allocation decisions from even before the financial crisis still have an impact on current returns and how much flexibility they have to redeploy into new opportunities.ozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11661124610727996563noreply@blogger.com