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What was the return on the investment portfolio compiled by the circus monkey?

At the end of 2008, the Russian magazine "Finance." started an experiment. In front of the circus monkey, 30 cubes were placed with the names of companies that place shares on the stock exchange. She chose 8 dice, and an investment portfolio was formed from these stocks. At the end of the year, this portfolio showed a higher return than the investments of 94% of Russian collective managers.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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