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Continue reading NBV Portfolio Challenge: Part II – Portfolio Monkey Partnership and Analysis FEATURE: Ryan and I are pleased to announce the launch of a project we’ve been ruminating about for quite sometime: The NBV Portfolio Challenge. The premise is very simple - Ryan, a few NBV readers and I will assemble and analyze separate portfolios of securities that we believe will perform well over the next six months. Think of it sort of as a fantasy league for the public markets. If you’re interested in participating, we’d love to hear from you. Please email us here with a paragraph or two on your proposed strategy and level of interest. Continue reading The NBV Portfolio Challenge
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FEATURE: A penny saved is a penny earned. I first learned that critical life lesson at the age of eleven, when I begged my mom to let me spend my entire month’s allowance on a one-of-a-kind Punchers the Lobster Beanie Baby. She strongly advised against it, and I eventually capitulated. In this case, deferring consumption was a good thing because instead of blowing my cash on a whim, I was able to save up and buy something I really wanted down the road—a pair of black velvet overalls from The Limited Too! Continue reading Pinching Pennies: The Savings Rate and The Road to Economic Recovery
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QUICKVIEW: Late last year, San Francisco-based private equity firm Elevation Partners acquired 2.5 million shares in Facebook, representing a 0.5% stake, from a private investor for $90 million. Elevation increased its ownership in the social media company in June, acquiring an additional 5 million shares (1.0% stake) from a private investor for $120 million. These two secondary market events imply Facebook carried an enterprise value of 
FEATURE: A few weeks ago we introduced the start of the 
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