(01-29-2014 03:19 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  

(01-29-2014 03:07 PM)TodgeRodge Wrote:  

(01-29-2014 03:03 PM)swampbear Wrote:  

(01-28-2014 05:29 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  Louisiana's is around $112 million.

wrong.....assets worth over 140,000,000

you have to remember that not all dollars under management are endowment dollars

they could be under management until spent on a large project or just because they are holding the money like endowment dollars until state funding picks up and they feel comfortable spending those dollars

Exactly.

US News is the squad who came up with the $112.

US News vs Dun and Bradstreet? One a news organization and we all know how well our news is vetted. The other the premier reporting agency for credit worthiness of business. What you say?

Years ago my partner and I had to be out of the business for a half day. Upon our return my high school employee who was tending the business for me advised me that Dun & Bradstreet had asked questions about the business. He advised he was a part time employee who knew nothing about the business end of the business.

I contacted D & B because I wanted my very credit worthy business to be listed. They advised me that in fact our rating was complete as they had spoken to the manager the day prior. When I advised them they spoken to a part time high schooler it went silent.

The university lists it's assets under management at 144 million, and while some will say it might mean this or it might mean that, it means it is listed as foundation assets, and the foundation and is 144 million dollars of assets as of June 30,2012.

I have zero confidence in US News and World.