For their investors—pension funds, endowments, sovereign-wealth funds and others—the delay can make it harder to meet their return goals.Some private-equity firms are being forced to make course corrections in their investment strategy to meet their deadlines.When Jamestown L.P. started raising capital from individual German investors for a U.S.

As I venture into transforming a historic school into a daycare and cultural hub, I've come to appreciate the crucial role of non-profits and endowments in driving both social change and economic growth.Behind every successful non-profit lies a strategic investment framework.

If you only have enough to swing a small deal that's a lot different than if you are well endowed enough to hit NYC or California's coast.That being said, and I know that wasn't really any help (sorry), isn't Columbus a good market?

.- Cleveland Clinic, with its $3 billion endowment and its top-in-the-world facilities, is in Cleveland (surprise!)

The Harvard Endowment Fund I think does better than 15% and Buffet too.

Keep in mind the two largest funders of rural Timber land ( not talking AG land) is the Harvard Endowment fund  ( yes that Harvard) and Big Boston Insurance companies..  

I'm planning to raise ~$600,000 and borrow $200,000 to keep the mortgage expense low while the school and the farm ramp up enrollment/tuition, farm to doorstep CSA (community supported agriculture) sales/revenues; and their grant writing and foundational endowment. 

Harvard has the largest academic institution endowment fund in the world.

Longer term, one has to like the notion that the 50 billion permanent fund may be the stabilizing force, with some sort of use of excess earnings or endowment formula to put a backstop in price drops......I see a few local condo prices lowering and days on market look longer here (all anecdotal) but your fourplex may depend on the local rental market, and if that softens, maybe you can find  a deal in the next couple of years and with a ten year plus time line and positive cash flow it may work well if you can hold through the low oil price cycle...best of luck

I would say it's a separate conversation for you.... or at least over 5-7 years you can spread out the premiums.The reason is that the it needs to remain outside of the MEC (modified endowment contract) status, which is a ratio between premium and death benefit.