
The Stanford Search Fund Study
Is it Blue or Gold? A couple of years ago, a debate raged online: Is this dress blue or gold? Depending on the person, the answer varied considerably. The blue vs. gold dress situation reminds us that people can look at the same information and come away with strikingly different conclusions. For instance, let’s look at the latest Stanford Search Fund Report. For those unfamiliar, the nice people at Stanford put out a great report that dives into the financial performance and characteristics of US and Canadian search funds. The study is intended to “support the search fund community including current searchers, CEOs, investors