| The Alaska Permanent Fund is bigger than ever, topping $50 billion, the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation announced Friday. The gain is largely attributed to a strong 2013 for stock markets. Approximately half the fund is invested in those markets, according to the corporation’s press release.
“Reaching such a significant milestone in the Permanent Fund’s value offers us yet another chance to be thankful that Alaskans created the Fund,” Permanent Fund Board Chairman Bill Moran said in a statement. “Over the last 37 years, the Fund has received $17 billion in deposits and has paid out $20 billion in dividends. And despite paying out more than it has taken in, the Fund has now reached a value of $50 billion. Overall, this has been a very successful program by any measure.”..............................................Full Article: Source |