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The Howland Long-Term Opportunity Fund

By: Andre F. Perold and David S. Scharfstein
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Abstract

Melissa Howland, founder of an investment firm, must choose between two competing investments, which differ in size, maturity, and rate of return.

Keywords

Decision Choices And Conditions; Financial Instruments; Investment Return; Investment Funds; Value

Citation

Perold, Andre F., and David S. Scharfstein. "The Howland Long-Term Opportunity Fund." Harvard Business School Case 207-066, September 2006. (Revised April 2008.)
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