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What can Aswath Damodaran’s $1.475T valuation of Anthropic teach other valuators? Story first. Growth requires investment. Challenge assumptions. Price ≠ value. BVWire breaks down the lessons: ow.ly/gwPY5103VLA

The 2027 Business Reference Guide is available for preorder. Get updated rules of thumb and pricing intelligence for nearly 800 business types, plus expanded online industry intelligence with BRG Online. Save 20% through Dec. 31. Explore the 2027 BRG: ow.ly/rZ7K5103q8L

AI is creating more than a technology challenge for valuation professionals. 57.1% of BVR Leadership Council respondents have encountered questions about lower-cost AI or automated alternatives. What else did the survey reveal? Read the BVWire analysis: ow.ly/Mxfh51032pP

Build a DLOM conclusion you can explain, test and document. Join Ashok B. Abbott Nov. 3 for a FREE webinar on market evidence, liquidity, volatility and option models, plus 30 days of guest access to AbbottModelDLOM. ✅ 1 CPE : sub.bvresources.com/Training…

Your valuation report may be technically sound. But can the judge understand it? A judge offers practical advice on clarity, methodology, expert credibility and writing valuation reports that communicate rather than overwhelm. bvresources.com/articles/bvw…

Valuation practice tip: If you can’t get the information, document that you tried. Record what you requested, why you needed it and your efforts to obtain it. That record may matter if your analysis is later challenged. From BVR’s recent BVLaw Case Update.

A defensible construction damages analysis needs a solid foundation. Join Daniel Basch and Tucker Dezelan on Oct. 27 for a practical look at damages methods, evidence, lost profits and rebuttal. Join us: ow.ly/nNcB5100cpm

Rated feeder funds present a valuation challenge: underlying fund NAV may not equal the fair value of the securities issued by the feeder. A new BVWire article looks at this growing private-market structure and its valuation implications. ow.ly/Nrcr50ZZMNo

A buy-sell agreement is an agreement, not a suggestion. In Parrish v. Helm, heirs obtained a higher competing appraisal, but the courts upheld the valuation performed under the existing buy-sell agreement. Read the BVLaw blog: bvresources.com/blogs/busine…

Five experts. Multiple perspectives. The latest issues in divorce and valuation. Join experts Michelle Gallagher, Andrew Soshnick, Anthony Phillips, Lisa Spencer and Kimberly Alvarado for BVR’s 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹 on Oct. 20. ow.ly/ivPk50ZYfLG

Could AI create “cognitive debt”? As professionals outsource more mental effort to AI, the skills needed to question, test and correct its work could weaken over time. The latest BVWire explores this emerging risk: ow.ly/NWSb50ZY5oT

One of the highlights of the NACVA Super Conference was letting attendees take RADA for a test drive. Thanks to everyone who stopped by the BVR booth to explore real-world valuation research workflows and see what's new.

Want to see what RADA can actually do? Join Adam Manson and Oday Merhi for a FREE webinar featuring live demos, real valuation workflows, Q&A, and a preview of new RADA capabilities across BVR resources. ✅ Free ✅ 1 CPE ow.ly/FFFA50ZWZh4

What are the courts saying about today's biggest valuation issues? Join the experts for the latest BVLaw Case Update as they discuss recent valuation and financial litigation decisions and what they mean for practitioners. ow.ly/ttix50ZW77B

A modern AI data-center rack can contain more than $2 million of hardware. That's up from roughly $250,000 in traditional environments and is creating new valuation challenges as data centers evolve into highly specialized industrial assets. Read more: ow.ly/BYlG50ZVXcj

At ASAIC26? Stop by the BVR table and say hello. Take RADA for a test drive, see what's new across BVR resources, and learn about what we're building next.

A new SBA rule could create additional QoE engagement opportunities. Beginning Oct. 1, certain SBA-financed acquisitions of $3M+ will require an independent Quality of Earnings report in addition to the business valuation. Read the BVWire article: bvresources.com/articles/bvw…

We're headed to the 2026 ASA International Conference in Fort Worth on October 4-6. If you're attending, stop by and say hello. We'd love to catch up and hear what's happening in your practice. See you there.

A business can be valuable without being liquid. A new Tales From the Trenches blog explores what happens when a closely held business supports a substantial divorce award, but the owner lacks the cash flow to make the payments. Check the BVR blog: ow.ly/GaIK50ZR8B0

We're heading to the NACVA Business Valuation & Financial Litigation Super Conference in Salt Lake City on October 1-2. If you're attending, stop by and say hello. We'd love to connect and hear what you're seeing in the profession. See you there.