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Promote Healthy Behaviors

Eric Jacobson

According to the American Heart Association , research shows that employers that spend on health promotion and chronic disease prevention programs achieve a rate of return on investment ranging from $3 to $15 for each dollar invested with savings realized within 12 to 18 months. Fit, well-nourished, healthy employees perform better.

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What Private Equity Investors Think They Do for the Companies They Buy

Harvard Business Review

We also ask questions about the organization of the private equity firms themselves. For instance, despite the prominent role that discounted cash flow valuation methods play in academic finance courses, few PE investors use discounted cash flow or net present value techniques to evaluate investments.

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