New on ModernGraham is a look at old posts on Throwback Thursdays. Back in 2009 at the depths of the bear market, we created the Bargain Basement Portfolio, a mock portfolio that sought to invest in companies trading below their Net Working Capital. Here’s a look back at how it has performed since its last review.
Category: Bargain Basement
Reviewing the Bargain Basement Portfolio
In this article we review the Bargain Basement Portfolio as of 9/25/2009, which was created on March 27, 2009, and rebalance it to the target allocations. You can view a more detailed description of the portfolio in the Introduction to the Bargain Basement Portfolio. Here’s a review of the rules of the portfolio: Using the […]
Bargain Basement Portfolio – Up Over 48% Since Inception!
In this article we review the Bargain Basement Portfolio, which was created on March 27, 2009, and rebalance it to the target allocations. You can view a more detailed description of the portfolio in the Introduction to the Bargain Basement Portfolio. Here’s a review of the rules of the portfolio: Using the Value Line Bargain […]
Introducing the Bargain Basement Portfolio
While working on the section of my book (work-in-progress; please leave a comment to encourage me to finish it!) that will deal with Benjamin Graham’s net current asset value (current assets less all liabilities) approach, I found that there is a lack of data out there that reviews this concept. In fact, there are only […]