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On this episode of The Long View, our guests were Andy Clarke and Nelson Wicas, co-authors of The Architecture of Wealth: The Art and Science of Portfolio Construction. Andy is an investment researcher and writer who has worked at Morningstar and Vanguard. Nelson has developed and managed quantitative equity strategies for more than 30 years.…

Venture capital investing funds started by some Silicon Valley schools help them raise money for their mission. Is VC a possible answer for other nonprofits? Dr. Michael Moody, professor of philanthropic studies at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, explains the opportunities and challenges of the concept.

On Aug. 31, the first index mutual fund will celebrate its 50th birthday. On that day in 1976, an upstart fund company by the name of Vanguard run by the late John C. Bogle launched the first publicly available S&P 500 index mutual fund. A half-century later, all share classes of the fund, including the…