def save_portfolio(self, datetime, portfolio):
        '''
        Store in Rethinkdb a zipline.Portfolio object
        '''
        log.debug('Saving portfolio in database')
        pf = dbutils.portfolio_to_dict(portfolio)
        pf.pop('positions')
        data = [{
            "name": self.name,
            "time": datetime.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M"),
            "columns": pf.keys(),
            "points": [pf.values()]}]
        # Timestamp type is not json serializable
        data[0]['points'][0][-1] = pf['start_date'].__str__()

        self.session.write_points(data)