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What happens to any excess returns in the endowment?

April 26, 2017endowment excess happens returns

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What happens to any excess returns in the endowment?

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Any earnings beyond the amount needed for programmatic spending are added back to principal to promote growth and protect against inflation for future programs. These excess returns, called spending reserves, also provide available dollars in down periods of the market.