Poor, poverty-stricken Harvard. Gazing at 30% losses for their latest fiscal year and the tatters of a management team for the endowment, it is unsurprising that they would start trying to fill the ranks. You have to like their chances. It would be pretty hard to look all that bad given the endowment's recent performance, though we have confidence that the new recruits will give it their full effort.
Harvard Management Co., manager of the nation's largest college endowment, said it hired a new equity portfolio manager from New York-based hedge-fund firm Caxton Associates.Emil Dabora, who specialized in event-driven investments at Caxton, is the second recent hire by Harvard Management.
Why are we suddenly reminded of Where Eagles Dare?
Harvard Hires New Equity Portfolio Manager [The Wall Street Journal]
Posted by guest , Aug 05, 2009 1:12PM
http://fashionista.com/2009/08/mid-day_snack_75.php
Posted by guest , Aug 05, 2009 1:12PM
Should have hired someone from GS. Caxton sucks.
Posted by guest , Aug 05, 2009 1:14PM
thought you were going to link to the Misfits song
Posted by guest , Aug 05, 2009 1:14PM
@1 - BOOBIES!!!! Thank you.
Posted by Seaman Bodine II , Aug 05, 2009 1:15PM
yeah - a guy from caxton will fix that shit...those guys steered all their clients right
Posted by guest , Aug 05, 2009 1:18PM
Caxton is shit.
Posted by guest , Aug 05, 2009 1:20PM
If Bess had written this, the word "endowment" would have figured more prominently, and the post would have been seamlessly laced with titillating innuendo, and I woudldn't be so depressed right now.
Posted by guest , Aug 05, 2009 1:24PM
The more depressed I get, the hornier I become. Time to microwave some bagels and pound the shit out of them in the kitchen.
Posted by guest , Aug 05, 2009 1:30PM
@ 8, I usually use the poopy seed. It best replicates the sensation of pounding my secretary in the ass
Posted by guest , Aug 05, 2009 1:30PM
@8 - Anything longer than 30 seconds on high will be painful.
Posted by guest , Aug 05, 2009 1:40PM
Lookin' good, Billy Ray!
Posted by Seaman Bodine II , Aug 05, 2009 1:58PM
Billy Ray Valentine, Capricorn
Posted by guest , Aug 05, 2009 1:59PM
Next time you mention a classic Wall St film, have the f'king decency to put in some relevant image.
WTF is wrong with you idiots?
Posted by guest , Aug 05, 2009 3:02PM
13 - Wall Street film? It's an old school war movie, fer chrissakes.
I gotta say, I don't see the relevance to the Harvard Endowment. But given EP's fixation with Nazis, I'll roll with it.
EP, I liked that 3-part overdubbing you did on the German war flicks, a while back. Can't you gin one of those up? It will help pass the time until Bess returns.
Posted by guest , Aug 05, 2009 3:07PM
if by war movie you mean class war, then maybe. but trading places is definitely a wall street film.
Posted by guest , Aug 05, 2009 3:18PM
@13, 15 - Well, there's this sentence, along with a link to IMDB entry for that movie. Great Eastwood flick, a precursor to Kelly's Heroes, but not terribly relevant to this scenario.
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Posted by guest , Aug 05, 2009 3:23PM
"Like Oh Sure, HE went to Haaarvard"
best movie, best movie ever
Posted by guest , Aug 05, 2009 5:28PM
Where Eagles Dare is one of the most exciting action films and I know it well. I am struggling to figure out the connection to which you are alluding. Please answer this riddle!
Posted by guest , Aug 05, 2009 5:53PM
Feeling good Luis!
Posted by guest , Aug 05, 2009 9:10PM
I remember the pavilion, we had big fun there!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCERfa8LcS4
Posted by guest , Aug 06, 2009 12:37AM
14 - Trading Places dumb shit.
"I had this horrible dream..."
13
Posted by guest , Aug 06, 2009 12:06PM
Harvard was built on the backs of slaves,and has had its existence prolonged with slave money.
Posted by guest , Aug 06, 2009 12:13PM
Every endowment in the country has posted double digit losses, even the more conservative ones had 20% declines. I'm more concerned how they valued the decline at 30%.
Posted by Novice , Aug 07, 2009 3:28AM
Seriously, what's the connection? Great movie though.