Emerging Managers — Socrates and PlatoIf Yale were Socrates in the endowment approach world, MIT would be Plato.Mar 29, 2021Mar 29, 2021
Bubble Puzzle“In simple terms, bubbles are booms that went bad. Not all booms are bad.” — Proessor GoetzmannMar 28, 2021Mar 28, 2021
Spacman is BaaaackIt was 2006, a very early day of my career when Fir Tree’s founder, Jeff Tennenbaum, gave us a “lecture” on SPAC. It was still a nascent…Mar 28, 2021Mar 28, 2021
Qingming FestivalOn April 4, China observes Qingming Festival, a tomb-sweeping day, this year. Ahead of this memorial day, the Wuhan government decided to…Mar 30, 2020Mar 30, 2020
Thoughts on Catastrophic Losses and a Hidden Risk of Diversification“Like Michelangelo’s paintings and sculptures, successful businesses are the by-product of inspiration, hard work, and no small amount of…Mar 29, 2020Mar 29, 2020
Yale’s Asset Allocation Update: Changing TrendsYale Investment Office published the endowment’s 2019 performance (between July 2018 to June 2019). During the period, the endowment asset…Dec 5, 2019Dec 5, 2019
Class 2020 — New Member AnnouncementLast year we launched Generation Z Investment Club (“Z Club”) with 22 students. We had a lot of fun and learned a lot together. We…Nov 17, 2019Nov 17, 2019
The Generation Z Investment Club: August 2019 Monthly NewslettersDear Friends,Sep 29, 2019Sep 29, 2019