Long term investment in common stocks is suggested as a safe way to provide retirement income under public-and-private-employee pension plans. (Author)

Try letting the academic community invest in endowment funds. (Editor)

Demonstrates how benefit-cost and present-value analyses can be used to assess the potential social benefits of government projects and to illustrate how interest rates affect decision-making in government and business. (AYC)

Points out that many state laws allow the investment of student funds such as those for yearbooks and argues that the California code concerning such investments should be the law of the land. Points out how high school publications can earn a large sum of interest by investing properly. (TJ)

Assesses the importance of rate-of-return (RoR) analysis for planning and policy making in higher education. Reviews methods used and discusses criticisms against RoR in relation to the screening function of education, the measurement of educational costs and benefits, and the pure effect of education on earnings. Recommends extension of RoR…

Seeks to identify factors related to parental involvement and investment having the greatest impact on the self-esteem of Hong Kong middle-school students. Finds, for example, that the effect of parental involvement on student's self-esteem is greater than that of parental investment, with home-based involvement having the strongest effect. Draws…

Offers benchmarks to help campuses evaluate their efforts in supplying information technology (IT) services. The first three help understand the IT budget, the next three provide insight into staffing levels and emphases, and the seventh relates to the pervasiveness of institutional infrastructure. (EV)

Discusses the importance of communicating the results of state investment in academic research to multiple audiences. Analyzes doctoral and master's degree research investment in Indiana universities. Compares Indiana research investment with four other states: Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, and North Carolina. (Contains 10 references.) (PKP)

The College Board developed guidelines for prepayment plans based upon concerns expressed during and after the 1987 Invitational Conference on College Prepayment and Savings Plans. The guidelines are provided. (MLW)

The National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) Endowment Study found that colleges and universities registered a nominal total return of 2.9% for fiscal year 1994. This article examines the concentration of wealth, spending rates for endowment income, asset allocation, and nominal returns by various criteria. A table…

Four steps to analysis of training investment are (1) determine the information the organization needs; (2) use the simplest and least-expensive method for finding the information; (3) perform the analysis as quickly as possible; and (4) publish and circulate the results. (SK)

Higher education institutions can break away from conventional treatment of endowment funds and manage growth by (1) careful investment with a balance of shrewd audacity and protection from economic downturns; (2) clarifying their aims for endowment management; and (3) developing a comprehensive plan of endowment growth to match institutional…

Using the literature of psychology, consumer behavior, and behavioral finance, a series of hypotheses is presented that account for consumer choices of managed over index mutual funds. Results indicate a need for consumer education to increase awareness of the benefits of index investing. (SK)

Reports on changes at the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association - College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA-CREF), the dominant force in the higher education pension market, to counter declining investment by younger professors. Changes include addition of retail mutual funds and making some products available to the general public. Critics…

Discussion of the downtown in Internet stocks related to education focuses on the challenges to colleges and universities as they select companies with which to work. Suggests that companies with strong business models will succeed since investors are looking for profitability, recognized brands, and mature leadership. (DB)