Every yearly announcement of Nobel Prize will arouse discussion, especially at this moment of "science creates value and wealth", people pay more attention to the Nobel Prize. As of 2022, the award of the Nobel Prize has lasted for 122 years, which is a long history of .
Nobel Prize is one of the most authoritative scientific awards in the world
However, everyone still has a lot of confusion about the Nobel Prize. The least understanding of is probably why the Nobel Prize has been awarded for 122 years, but the prize has not spent so far. How much does Nobel leave? Is the money sent out the same every year?
Nobel Prize Award Ceremony Attendance
Nobel Prize Establishment
Nobel Prize For most scientists, symbolizes the supreme honor .
This world-class award comes from Swedish The famous chemist and inventor Alfred Bernhard Nobel . On his dying day, he made a will, expressing his desire to turn his estate into cash and make safe and reliable investments.
Nobel Prize founder Nobel
Simply put, he hopes to use the monetized legacy to establish a foundation, and then divide the interest earned into five equal parts, and is awarded to people who have contributed to physics, chemistry, physiology , some fields, literature and peace and friendship .
Nobel's will says this: "Please take all my property as a fund... to those who have made the most outstanding contribution to mankind... People from any country in the world can win the award. I sincerely hope that the most accomplished person in the world will win the award."
Some manuscripts of Nobel Will
It can be seen that there were only five awards at the beginning, and only added a prize in 1968, called Nobel Prize in Economics . After his death, executor conducted statistics on his estate. After settlement of property tax and other expenses, donated 31225000.36 Swedish kroner to Nobel Foundation , of which about 28 million SEK was used as a "bonus fund" , and the remaining money was used as a building fund, organization fund, etc.
In short, according to estimates, the number of funds left by Nobel is about 9.2 million , while the annual interest is about 200,000 .
The long-term investment performance diagram of the Nobel Foundation
On the surface, Nobel did leave a huge sum of money, which seemed to be enough to be distributed for so long. But in fact, as early as the 1960s, the Nobel Prize had fallen into the dilemma of shortage of funds . Fortunately, Swedish bank provided timely assistance and provided certain subsidies.
Of course, it is not possible to rely solely on subsidies and not in. , so Nobel Fund actually has a unique operating method , which allows it to be distributed for a long time.
It turns out that the Nobel Prize will also face such a realistic test
The operating model of the Nobel Prize
Many people should not believe that the Nobel Prize was in trouble because of the issuance of the prize money. However, in fact, from the comparison of the individual prize amount of 150,782 million Swedish kroner at the first prize in 1901 and the 10 million Swedish kroner in 2008, it can be seen that the prize money of Nobel Prize is not fixed, it has changed in the past 100 years.
Nobel Fund is managed by a special Nobel Foundation . In the foundation's investment structure, the functions of the five departments are different. For example, the board of directors is mainly responsible for the foundation's financial and administrative management.
The rest are the investment committee, trustees, international advisory committee, etc. Taking the International Advisory Committee as an example, it was established in 2011 and mainly provides guidance and assistance to the board of directors for financial and brand strategies. It can be regarded as a product of keeping pace with the times.
Nobel Foundation was established in June 1900
It is worth mentioning that in addition to being rich, Nobel himself seems to be more professional in investment and financial management. Therefore, he is very worried that after his death, his inheritance will be squandered soon. A special requirement was put forward for this, that is, Nobel Fund can only invest in "Secure Securities" .
is not difficult to see that this type of investment is more reliable and the returns are relatively stable. , but one disadvantage is that the stocks and real estate that were popular before were not within the scope of investment , so the Nobel Prize, which won the profits according to conservative investment, fell into a "funding dilemma" after decades of awarding.
In this case, the bonus amount of
923 hit a record low, with only 114935kron .Fortunately, it received help from the Swedish government later, and under the change of policy, stocks and real estate have both entered the list of investable .
Nobel Foundation's asset investment ratio diagram
It is worth mentioning that in the 1950s, the US government also gave the Nobel Foundation tax-free qualification to invest in the United States , so a large amount of overseas investments of Nobel Foundation are in the United States.
In short, ultimately relied on better operation methods and government assistance, and broke free from the quagmire of fund shortage. And in this case, not only the original fund was preserved, but also continuously increased its through investment. For example, in 2015, the actual value of the Nobel Fund was more than doubled compared to its initial market value.
Of course, in addition to its own operating model, the Nobel Foundation has also received some special rewards and donations to in recent years. For example, in 1961, the Barzan International Foundation took out 1 million Swiss Kronor to celebrate its 60th anniversary.
Nobel Foundation’s asset allocation strategy diagram
So, what kind of inspiration can the long-term operation and resurrection of the Nobel Foundation bring us? The inspiration brought by
is first of all this unique investment operation model. It can be called "sustainable investment" . In short, if the award was awarded directly with the legacy left by Nobel, it would definitely not be enough to be awarded for 122 years. However, if you use it as principal and continue to invest, will withdraw bonuses from investment returns and pay , which will make it "incessant".
The scale of Nobel Prize Prize Prize Prize has changed a century-old change
After all, everyone understands the principle of "staying green mountains are there, not afraid of burning firewood", so as long as the principal is always there, there is no big problem with investment, it should not be a problem for Nobel Prize to be issued for another 100 years .
Secondly, pay attention to keeping pace with the times . As we said above, although Nobel has investment experience, is too conservative , which may be limited by the times. This kind of conservatism almost emptied the Nobel Fund, but fortunately the foundation adjusted its investment strategy in time to bring it back to life.
Fortunately, the Nobel Prize did not disappear because of "poverty".
Finally, in addition to establishing a special foundation, also needs to separate investment and award ratings. Otherwise, if you make money and evaluate it yourself, there will be a big problem in the final place of this bonus.
