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Universities hope that vast investments will help them attract the best staff and students, draw in research grants and donations, and ultimately boost their ranking in league tables, drawing in yet more talent and money.
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Some funds are even putting more money into risky investments in a hope that a rebound will generate large returns.
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Enjoy your investments now and hope to hit a few jackpots eventually.
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"We hope the returns to these educational investments are going to be there" as the labor market rebounds, he added.
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How can two guys and a handful of analysts sitting in Bermuda hope to scour the world for the best investments?
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For these firms, the choice may be to either wait out better regulation by the SEC and hope that this instills market confidence, or seek investments from other, private sources.
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Want to stay up to date on a couple of eBay auctions, look for airline fare bargains, hope to make make Groupon work for you, and try to time equities investments across three exchanges?
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And given that many venture investors hope to see their bets pay off in roughly five years' time, those investments should be strong clues about what companies bear watching over the next few years.
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