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Foundations & Endowments
Spending policy, UPMIFA, governance, advisor selection and fees for foundation, endowment and nonprofit investment committees.
Foundations & Endowments
How Should a Foundation Investment Committee Choose Its Policy Benchmark?
A foundation policy benchmark should mirror the target asset allocation, use investable published indices, and be…
Foundations & Endowments
What Should a New Investment Committee Chair Do in the First 90 Days?
A new investment committee chair’s first 90 days: read the governing documents, check positioning against policy, meet…
Foundations & Endowments
When Should an Investment Committee Fire an Underperforming Manager?
Fire an investment manager when the reason you hired it no longer holds, not just after weak returns. How committees…
Choosing an Investment Advisor
Build vs Buy: The Real Cost of an Internal Investment Department
The real cost of building an in-house investment team (staff, data, tools and senior time) versus outsourcing to an…
Foundations & Endowments
The Fiduciary Governance Calendar
The fiduciary governance calendar: what an investment committee should review every quarter and every year, from…
Foundations & Endowments
UPMIFA in Plain English
UPMIFA in plain English: the state law that governs how charities invest and spend endowment funds, and what it…
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