Verna Aardema

Verna Aardema is a seasoned business professional with 20 years of experience in the corporate world. With a passion for helping others succeed, He has written extensively on topics related to career development, leadership, and workplace culture.

The Yale Myth: Analyzing the Poor Performance of Endowments

The investment performance of Yale’s and Harvard’s endowments has drawn interest from other endowments and investors alike, but little research has been done on non-profit endowment performance overall, despite the $700 billion in assets they collectively manage. One recent study,  “Investment Returns and Distribution Policies of Non-Profit Endowment Funds,” released by Georgetown University and the …

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