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...fact that it’s going up doesn’t count.” Lynch gained prominence in his years as the head of Fidelity Investments’ Magellan Fund. In his 13 years managing the fund, its assets grew from $20 million to $14 billion??approximately a 29 percent annual return. Anthony J. Genello ’08, the president of the Harvard Financial Analysts Club (HFAC), described Lynch as an inspiration to students learning about finance and investing. “Mr. Lynch is to investors representative of the idea that it is possible...
...months leading up to the invasion of Iraq, Bush administration officials estimated the war’s price tag at as much as $200 billion??a figure officials quickly disputed as “too high...
...response was extremely positive,” she said in an interview following the testimony.A bipartisan group of 15 senators, including Edward M. Kennedy ’54-’56, who chairs the Committee, will soon propose an amendment to raise NIH funding by $2.1 billion??a seven percent increase over the budget for this year, according to a spokesperson for Kennedy.Similar amendments have proved unsuccessful in recent years, and Kevin Casey, Harvard’s associate vice president for government, community, and public affairs, said that despite the “strong support?...
Harvard’s $34.9-billion endowment is the largest in the nation, though Princeton University—with $15.8 billion??has a larger endowment-per-student ratio...
...University will also grant Rowling— a native of Great Britain whose net worth has been estimated at over $1 billion??an honorary degree at the June 5 ceremony...