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Risk of Stocks in the Long Run, The: The Barnstable College Endowment

By: Andre F. Perold
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Abstract

The manager of the Barnstable College Endowment is evaluating proposals to increase the endowment's exposure to stocks based on an analysis that shows stocks to be much safer over long holding periods.

Keywords

Risk Management; Financial Management; Stocks; Financial Services Industry; Education Industry

Citation

Perold, Andre F. "Risk of Stocks in the Long Run, The: The Barnstable College Endowment." Harvard Business School Case 296-073, April 1996. (Revised October 1999.)
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