Ross Maguire: The real vultures thrive on fear

If we really want to protect Irish family homes, we can bring in laws similar to the ones in Germany

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Harvard University in Boston is routinely adjudged to be the best university in the world. Its success, and that of other top US colleges, is driven in large part by access to financial resources. These resources do not come from government or from the student fees. They come from endowment funds developed painstakingly over decades.

The Harvard endowment fund is currently valued at over $37 billion. Part of the fund is managed by ...