Institutional Investor (June 10)
“The gap between the best and worst performing outsourced chief investment officer firms is growing — and clients aren’t happy about it…. Among providers that serve endowment and foundation clients, there is significant dispersion — 200 basis points or more — in returns between the top and bottom quartile firms.”
Tags: 200 basis points, Best, Chief investment officer, Clients, Dispersion, Endowment, Foundation, Gap, Outsourced, Performing, Returns, Worst
New York Times (August 18)
“For decades, buying property was considered a safe investment in China. Now, instead of building a foundation of wealth for the country’s middle class, real estate has become a source of discontent and anger.”
Tags: Anger, Buying, China, Discontent, Foundation, Investment, Middle class, Property, Real estate, Safe, Wealth
Atlanta Journal Constitution (December 2)
“Teachers and students will have extra homework after the pandemic ends, as new findings show growth in math scores has fallen since last school year.” Reading may be “more or less intact” as parents are better able to assist at home during distance learning. Math however, is “suffering, with the worst performance at the elementary school level.” Since math is “taught in a sequential way, with concepts building upon concepts,” this weakened foundation could “undermine learning for years to come.”
Tags: Distance learning, Elementary, Foundation, Homework, Math, Pandemic, Performance, Reading, Scores, Students, Teachers, Undermine
