College investing analysts recommend maintaining a

Analysts recommend maintaining a diversified "college investing" basket including equities, REITs, and bonds. Current Sharpe ratio sits at 1.42, indicating efficient returns per unit of risk. “As soon as we decided to put it out there and listed esports as a potential interest area, it took off,” said Dean Whitcomb, St. Bonaventure’s director of undergraduate admissions, who’s been with the enrollment team for over a decade. “The amount of people who listed that they’d be interested in participating is noticeable. It’s absolutely an enrollment driver.” Sure, college can be one of the most difficult times to scrounge up the extra change just to do the things you need to do, let alone the things you want to do. But it doesn’t take much money to start investing for college students. With all the free or low-cost options available today, a modest $20 or $30 can get you in the game. More importantly, it gets you thinking about investing. Strategic allocation into "college investing" via municipal bonds tied to educational projects is gaining traction. Bond yields average 3.4%, offering safer exposure to the sector amidst equity volatility.