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“It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very intelligent” Charlie Munger 1

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Page 1: Charlie Munger - Granicus

“It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have

gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very intelligent”

Charlie Munger

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Our competitive edge is patience and discipline

Ø Emphasize a clear and simple portfolio structure Ø  Invest exclusively in high quality, diversified assets Ø Maintain consistent market exposure Ø Take advantage of volatility by buying low and selling high Ø Utilize index management Ø Keep implementation costs and asset turnover low Ø Emphasize daily portfolio pricing and liquidity

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THE NEVADA MODEL

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“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when

there is nothing left to take away.”

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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Simple Portfolio Composition: 60% S&P 500 Index, 40% Barclays Aggregate Bond Index Complex Portfolio Composition: 30% S&P 500 Index, 4% Russell 2000 Index, 3% Mid-Cap U.S. Stock Index, 2% REIT Index, 16% MS EAFE Index, 3% Emerging Market Stock Index, 2% Commodities, 32% Barclays Aggregate Index, 3% High Yield Bond Index, 3% Citi World Government Bond x U.S. Index, 2% Cash (3 month Treasury Bill) Portfolios are rebalanced monthly, all returns are before fees.

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Complex Portfolio

Simple Portfolio

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U.S. Stocks 44%

Intl. Stocks 19%

U.S. Bonds 30%

Private Markets 7%

U.S. Stocks 49%

Intl. Stocks 21%

U.S. Bonds 30%

Legislators’ Fund Total Assets = $5 million

Public Employees’ Retirement System Total Assets = $33 billion

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Nevada PERS

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Nevada PERS Median State Pension Fund

U.S. Stocks 45%

Intl. Stocks 18%

U.S. Bonds 30%

Private Equity 3%

Real Estate 4%

U.S. Stock 27%

Intl. Stock 17%

Emerging Market Stocks

4% HY Bonds

4%

U.S. Bonds 18%

Intl Bonds

2%

Cash 2%

Real Estate 7%

Private Equity 7%

Hedge Funds 7%

Commodities 1%

Infrastructure 1%

Other 3%

8 Source: State Pension Fund Survey

Key Differences between Nevada PERS and Median Fund More U.S. Stocks, Less Alternatives, Higher Quality Security Emphasis,

Significantly More Index Management

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1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 20140.0

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0.97 - NEV PERS Total Fund0.95 - CAI:Pub Fund Large DB

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Line denotes price level of S&P 500 U.S. stock index. Green dots mark stock buy points and red dots mark sell points based on activity within Nevada PERS’ investment portfolio from 2008-2014.

PERS’ DISCIPLINED REBALANCING

Sell into rallies and buy into weakness to control portfolio risk

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DISCIPLINE = SUCCESS

2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007(40.0)

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Group: CAI Public Fund - Large (>1B)7 Years Ended December 31, 2013

for Calendar YearsReturns

Median 15.75 13.20 0.80 13.54 20.17 (26.73) 8.89

Member Count 100 132 130 129 118 114 113

PERS Fee Adjusted A 18.45 12.24 2.86 11.72 17.25 (21.75) 7.92

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Nevada PERS Peer Group Return Ranking: 7 Years ended 2013 = top 15%

Nevada PERS Peer Group Risk Adjusted Return Ranking: 7 Years ended 2013 = top 16%

Produced using Callan Associates Performance Evaluation Program. Peer group ranking data for PERS is from Callan Associates’ database of public pension plans over $1 billion. Percentile rankings are ranked from 1 (highest) to 100 (lowest). Past performance is not indicative of future returns or results that may be generated by Peavine Capital Management.

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COMPETITIVE RESULTS

Produced using Callan Associates Performance Evaluation Program. Peer group ranking data for PERS is from Callan Associates’ database of public pension plans over $1 billion. Percentile rankings are ranked from 1 (highest) to 100 (lowest). Past performance is not indicative of future returns or results that may be generated by Peavine Capital Management.

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COMPETITIVE RESULTS

Produced using Callan Associates Performance Evaluation Program. Peer group ranking data for PERS is from Callan Associates’ database of public pension plans over $1 billion. Percentile rankings are ranked from 1 (highest) to 100 (lowest). Past performance is not indicative of future returns or results that may be generated by Peavine Capital Management.

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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Nevada PERS Median Large Public Pension Fund

58% Increase

40% Decrease

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PERS’ Fees are 83% Lower

FEES MATTER

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Nevada PERS (%)

Nevada PERS ($)

Median Public Pension Plan

(%)

Median Public Pension Plan

($)

External Manager Fees 0.078% $26.2 million 0.46% $154 million

Investment Consulting Fees 0.002% $663,866 0.004% $1,338,542

Internal Staff Cost 0.0007% $234,395 0.014% $4,690,000

Total Cos 0.08% $27 million 0.48% $160 million

Median Public Pension Plan rates applied to similar size fund as Nevada PERS. 10 year savings calculation assumes $133 million in annual savings compounded at 8% annually.

$133 million in annual savings

$1.9 billion in savings compounded over 10 years

FEES MATTER

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“The difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful people say ‘no’ to almost everything.”

Warren Buffett

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