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...state law tightly restricts how it will be invested. The state treasurer is custodian of the fund, and not more than I percent of the total can be invested in any single company. Texas also can't invest in stocks that don't have a five-year dividend record, which bans venture capital and real estate. Last year the endowment for the 14-branch Texas system grew a modest $176 million, a far cry from Harvard's 42 percent increase...
...dividend Harvard seeks for all of this close contact is donations, and that's the role the Harvard Development Office plays. Although local Harvard Clubs often solicit funds from their members for local student scholarships, the development office blankets alumni with waves of solicitation. The office, as a result, has a symbiotic relationship with the other organizations, like the class committees. Because the development office takes care of the bulk of the fund-raising, the other organizations make clear their main purpose is not fundraising...
...help it find a buyer. "The candidates open to us are numbered among the top 50 banks in the world," he added. For now, Taylor gave investors the disappointing if not wholly unexpected news that Continental plans to save $20 million by omitting its next quarterly common-stock dividend...
...people made out better than most in the industry's turnaround. Chrysler, with its U.S. Government-guaranteed loans paid back ahead of time and sales zooming, will resume paying dividends on its common stock in April, the first such payout in five years. As part of the Washington bailout, Chrysler workers were given stock in return for wage concessions. Since the average worker now owns 159 shares, the 150-a-share dividend will mean about $24 each for 68,000 Chrysler employees. Chairman Lee A. Iacocca, with as many as 565,000 shares, will be a particularly big winner...
...millionaire many times over, Hambrecht has personal stakes in numerous firms. But no sooner does he make money on a stock than he risks it again. "I'm a hopeless addict to investing in early-stage companies," he says. "I once had a stock that paid a dividend, and I hated...