Ellen Ellison, University of Illinois Foundation CIO, Steps Down
The allocator shared on social media that she will be leaving to pursue other endowment and investment-related activities.
Ellen J. Ellison, the chief investment officer at the University of Illinois Foundation, is leaving after eight years heading the portfolio to pursue other endowment and investment-related activities, the allocator shared Tuesday on LinkedIn.
The school will start a nationwide search for her replacement, the UI Foundation said Tuesday. Until then, Edward “Ned” Creedon, previously the director of private investments, will serve as the interim CIO.
“Building the first investment office in Chicago for the Foundation has been one of the most rewarding professional experiences of my career, and I wish all of my colleagues continued success in the future,” Ellison wrote in the social media post.
A Squib on the GameStop, Robinhood, WSB Affair Yes, the rules can change in the middle of the game. Stocks quotes in this article: T, FB, GME
A headline from an email from the
Wall Street Journal this morning: The Morning Risk Report: GameStop (GME) Stock Surge Tests Scope of SEC s Manipulation Rules
I have seen or rather we all have seen countless people complain, object, and decry the moves by the brokerage firms and the regulators to handle the financial fight of the century, pitting the underdog little investor and newcomer versus the all powerful deep-pocketed Brown-educated hedge funds. The patriotic believing-in-America-odd-
Thoughts on the Market Heading Into 2021 (Part 2): S&P 500, Bitcoin, Gold, Oil Let s examine where several key markets may be headed next and revisit financial manias throughout history. Stocks quotes in this article: RYRHX
In Part 1 of our forecast for 2021, we did not really focus on the markets, but more on where we might be in this grand secular bull market. We also shared some thoughts about sentiment and took a look back at some of things analysts like me used to focus on when making longer-term forecasts.
In Part 2, here, we will examine several key markets: the S&P 500, gold, oil, copper, bitcoin and the Russell 2000.
A Technician s Thoughts on the Market Heading Into 2021: Part 1 What passes for analysis has changed over time; we take a bit of a deeper dive here.
Dec 28, 2020 | 09:02 AM EST I broke down the other weekend and bought Barron s for its 2021 Forecast issue and I also bought
Investor s Business Daily to see its latest top 50 list. Why, you ask? Many years ago when I worked at Smith Barney Harris Upham, I would buy several magazines in late December Forbes, Business Week, Fortune, Money and others to see what the consensus view was for the year ahead. I kept in mind that if too many reporters/journalists recommended the same stocks and sectors I would tend to go in the opposite direction to some degree. If everyone recommended it then it was an overcrowded trade and I wanted to pass on it.