Strategic: DIY, ranked by Risk vs. Return Compass
for period ending August 31, 2026
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Portfolio Recipes: Strategic: DIY Peer Group
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| Risk vs. Return Compass | Total Return, annualized | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Recipe Name | ID | Category | 1 year | 3 year | 5 year | 10 year | 15 year | 20 year | 1 year | 3 year | 5 year | 10 year | 15 year | 20 year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group average | |||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Total Bond Market | BND | Benchmark | 
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191° |
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192° |
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205° |
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205° |
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204° |
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220° | 1.8% | 4.1% | -0.4% | 1.4% | 2.0% | 3.1% | |
| S&P 500 | SPY | Benchmark | 
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14° |
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15° |
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27° |
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32° |
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32° |
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53° | 20.2% | 20.9% | 12.7% | 15.3% | 15.0% | 11.3% | |
| Strategic 50-50 | s.5050 | Balanced |
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192° |
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196° |
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211° |
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214° |
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213° |
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232° | 10.9% | 12.2% | 5.7% | 8.2% | 8.4% | 7.4% | |
| Strategic 60-40 Portfolio | s.6040 | Benchmark | 
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0° |
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0° |
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0° |
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0° |
|
0° |
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0° | 12.7% | 13.9% | 6.9% | 9.5% | 9.7% | 8.2% | |
| 7Twelve Israelson | s.712 | Balanced |
|
349° |
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224° |
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280° | 
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161° |
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162° | 18.7% | 13.2% | 7.0% | 7.6% | 6.4% | ||||
| Couch Potato: Scott Burns | s.couc | Balanced |
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195° |
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207° |
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216° |
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220° |
|
207° |
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216° | 10.3% | 12.1% | 6.0% | 8.6% | 8.5% | 7.5% | |
| Ben Graham 50-50 | s.grah | Balanced |
|
192° |
|
196° |
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216° |
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188° |
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185° |
|
180° | 11.9% | 11.8% | 5.9% | 6.8% | 6.9% | 6.0% | |
| Safe Haven Portfolio | s.have | Balanced |
|
61° |
|
20° |
|
360° |
|
185° |
|
172° | 14.8% | 16.7% | 9.0% | 8.0% | 6.8% | ||||
| Six Ways from Sunday | s.lazy | Balanced |
|
343° |
|
180° |
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38° |
|
140° |
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146° | 16.5% | 12.6% | 7.7% | 7.5% | 7.0% | ||||
| ETF Moderate | s.mode | Balanced |
|
65° |
|
175° |
|
182° |
|
175° |
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169° | 13.0% | 12.8% | 5.4% | 7.8% | 7.7% | ||||
| David Swensen inspired | s.swen | Balanced |
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80° |
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130° |
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148° |
|
150° |
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141° | 13.0% | 12.5% | 4.6% | 7.6% | 8.3% | ||||
| Lazy: Ultimate Buy & Hold | s.buyh | Balanced |
|
73° |
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183° |
|
200° |
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188° |
|
181° |
|
172° | 13.1% | 11.5% | 5.0% | 6.6% | 6.5% | 5.9% | |
| Lazy: Coffeehouse | s.coff | Balanced |
|
154° |
|
168° |
|
180° |
|
175° |
|
172° |
|
158° | 11.6% | 10.9% | 4.5% | 6.8% | 7.5% | 6.5% | |
| Lazy: Margaritaville | s.marg | Balanced |
|
29° |
|
351° |
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123° |
|
141° |
|
152° |
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134° | 15.4% | 14.6% | 6.7% | 8.8% | 8.1% | 6.9% | |
| Lazy: Smart Money | s.smar | Balanced |
|
58° |
|
197° |
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233° |
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186° |
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179° |
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164° | 13.0% | 12.2% | 6.1% | 7.6% | 7.7% | 6.6% | |
| Strategic 70-30 Portfolio | s.7030 | High Equity |
|
13° |
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17° |
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32° |
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35° |
|
35° |
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54° | 14.6% | 15.6% | 8.1% | 10.9% | 10.9% | 9.0% | |
| Strategic 80-20 Portfolio | s.8020 | High Equity |
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13° |
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18° |
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32° |
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36° |
|
36° |
|
55° | 16.4% | 17.3% | 9.3% | 12.2% | 12.2% | 9.8% | |
| ETF Aggressive | s.aggr | High Equity |
|
33° |
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41° |
|
87° |
|
90° |
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117° | 16.3% | 15.0% | 7.0% | 9.5% | 8.4% | ||||
| Ben Stein inspired | s.bens | High Equity |
|
10° |
|
355° |
|
4° |
|
56° |
|
103° |
|
104° | 19.5% | 16.7% | 9.5% | 10.3% | 9.3% | 7.6% | |
| Low Volatility Portfolio | s.lowv | High Equity |
|
188° |
|
208° |
|
237° |
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212° | 7.7% | 9.5% | 4.8% | 5.4% | |||||||
| Lazy: Aronson | s.aron | High Equity |
|
35° |
|
64° |
|
135° |
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129° |
|
134° |
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115° | 16.5% | 14.5% | 5.7% | 8.5% | 8.4% | 7.4% | |
| Lazy: No Brainer | s.nobr | High Equity |
|
38° |
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52° |
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81° |
|
92° |
|
98° |
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102° | 14.8% | 14.8% | 7.1% | 9.4% | 9.4% | 7.7% | |
| Lazy: Second Grader | s.seco | High Equity |
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21° |
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14° |
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34° |
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47° |
|
59° |
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80° | 19.8% | 18.8% | 9.7% | 11.9% | 11.3% | 8.8% | |
| Lazy: Yale Unconventional | s.yale | High Equity |
|
92° |
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132° |
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149° |
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151° |
|
143° |
|
120° | 12.6% | 12.5% | 4.3% | 7.4% | 8.1% | 7.1% | |
| Harry Browne inspired | s.brow | Low Equity |
|
86° |
|
196° |
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246° |
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221° |
|
207° |
|
244° | 12.9% | 13.7% | 6.3% | 7.0% | 6.1% | 7.1% | |
| Ray Dalio inspired | s.dali | Low Equity |
|
205° |
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202° |
|
211° |
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208° |
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202° | 10.1% | 9.7% | 3.7% | 5.4% | 5.1% | ||||
| Ivy Portfolio | s.ivyp | Low Equity |
|
346° |
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259° |
|
336° |
|
151° |
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158° | 20.2% | 13.8% | 7.3% | 8.4% | 7.0% | ||||
| No Equity Portfolio | s.noeq | Low Equity |
|
92° |
|
103° |
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154° |
|
175° |
|
167° |
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134° | 12.6% | 13.2% | 4.2% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 7.1% | |
| Permanent Plus | s.plus | Low Equity |
|
83° |
|
32° |
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49° |
|
338° |
|
177° |
|
338° | 13.4% | 17.2% | 7.7% | 9.6% | 8.3% | 9.4% | |
| Black Swan Hyperinflation | s.swan | Low Equity |
|
16° |
|
10° |
|
2° |
|
64° |
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148° | 34.6% | 19.3% | 15.4% | 10.3% | 4.5% | ||||
| Talmud Dividend Equities | s.talm | Low Equity |
|
48° |
|
35° |
|
24° |
|
88° |
|
117° |
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72° | 17.4% | 17.8% | 10.0% | 9.6% | 8.8% | 9.0% | |
| Worst Case Scenario | s.wors | Low Equity |
|
185° |
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199° |
|
214° |
|
206° |
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195° | 5.0% | 5.7% | 1.1% | 1.7% | -0.6% | ||||
| Talmud with Blue Chip | s.talc | Low Equity |
|
172° |
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166° |
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175° |
|
175° |
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169° |
|
138° | 9.2% | 10.3% | 4.2% | 6.8% | 7.7% | 6.9% | |
| Talmud Broad Market | s.talb | Low Equity |
|
166° |
|
151° |
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158° |
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157° |
|
143° |
|
116° | 10.2% | 11.5% | 4.5% | 7.2% | 8.3% | 7.2% | |
| Talmud with Small Cap | s.tals | Low Equity |
|
147° |
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151° |
|
166° |
|
159° |
|
151° |
|
129° | 12.3% | 10.7% | 3.8% | 6.2% | 7.2% | 6.2% | |
| Talmud Equities and Gold | s.talg | Low Equity |
|
38° |
|
20° |
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22° |
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39° |
|
83° |
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61° | 19.8% | 21.0% | 11.2% | 11.3% | 9.9% | 9.8% | |