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College endowments had a massive rebound thanks to Trump

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College endowments had a massive rebound in 2017, thanks to a stock market rally that followed President Trump’s surprise win, Bloomberg reported.

The rebound comes a year after 2016, when endowments experienced their worst year since the recession.

For college endowments with more than $500 million, the median investment gain was 13.3%, and for all endowments the median gain was 11.3%, according to Wilshire Trust Universe Comparison Service, which reports quarterly on endowments. Last year, all endowments lost a median .7%.

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Source:: BusinessInsider.Com