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Charity's Declining Fortunes

Endowments lost $46.6-billion since 2007, says Chronicle survey

The smart money is no longer looking quite so wise.

The bear market that began 18 months ago slashed the value of most endowments in 2008, including even the large college endowments that over the past decade have sharply outperformed their peers by piling into alternative...

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