Strategic: DIY, ranked by Sortino
for period ending September 30, 2026
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Portfolio Recipes: Strategic: DIY Peer Group
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| Sortino | 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 | -1.38 | -0.02 | -0.84 | -0.35 | -0.01 | 0.36 | -1.5% | 4.2% | -0.6% | 1.1% | 1.8% | 2.9% | |
| S&P 500 | SPY | Benchmark | 2.12 | 2.88 | 0.92 | 1.26 | 1.55 | 0.97 | 15.7% | 22.8% | 13.7% | 15.2% | 15.6% | 11.1% | |
| Strategic 50-50 | s.5050 | Balanced | 0.75 | 1.85 | 0.24 | 0.81 | 1.19 | 0.92 | 6.8% | 13.1% | 6.0% | 8.0% | 8.5% | 7.2% | |
| Strategic 60-40 Portfolio | s.6040 | Benchmark | 1.08 | 2.08 | 0.39 | 0.92 | 1.28 | 0.93 | 8.5% | 14.9% | 7.3% | 9.3% | 9.9% | 8.0% | |
| 7Twelve Israelson | s.712 | Balanced | 2.27 | 1.86 | 0.33 | 0.60 | 0.74 | 13.4% | 13.4% | 6.8% | 7.2% | 6.9% | |||
| Couch Potato: Scott Burns | s.couc | Balanced | 0.68 | 1.91 | 0.26 | 0.85 | 1.16 | 0.87 | 6.4% | 12.8% | 6.2% | 8.4% | 8.6% | 7.3% | |
| Ben Graham 50-50 | s.grah | Balanced | 0.56 | 1.41 | 0.19 | 0.54 | 0.83 | 0.61 | 6.6% | 11.6% | 5.6% | 6.4% | 6.9% | 5.7% | |
| Safe Haven Portfolio | s.have | Balanced | 0.33 | 1.86 | 0.55 | 0.66 | 0.78 | 5.9% | 16.4% | 8.8% | 7.4% | 6.9% | |||
| Six Ways from Sunday | s.lazy | Balanced | 1.58 | 1.48 | 0.35 | 0.53 | 0.74 | 11.3% | 12.6% | 7.2% | 7.0% | 7.3% | |||
| ETF Moderate | s.mode | Balanced | 0.73 | 1.69 | 0.17 | 0.65 | 0.94 | 7.5% | 13.4% | 5.4% | 7.4% | 8.0% | |||
| David Swensen inspired | s.swen | Balanced | 0.54 | 1.36 | 0.10 | 0.57 | 0.92 | 6.9% | 13.2% | 4.7% | 7.3% | 8.4% | |||
| Lazy: Ultimate Buy & Hold | s.buyh | Balanced | 0.72 | 1.36 | 0.10 | 0.53 | 0.81 | 0.58 | 7.9% | 11.6% | 4.9% | 6.3% | 6.8% | 5.7% | |
| Lazy: Coffeehouse | s.coff | Balanced | 0.50 | 1.15 | 0.05 | 0.51 | 0.89 | 0.64 | 6.4% | 11.2% | 4.3% | 6.4% | 7.6% | 6.3% | |
| Lazy: Margaritaville | s.marg | Balanced | 1.14 | 2.16 | 0.32 | 0.76 | 0.97 | 0.66 | 10.4% | 15.3% | 6.9% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 6.7% | |
| Lazy: Smart Money | s.smar | Balanced | 0.98 | 1.64 | 0.26 | 0.66 | 0.99 | 0.67 | 8.7% | 12.5% | 6.1% | 7.3% | 8.0% | 6.4% | |
| Strategic 70-30 Portfolio | s.7030 | High Equity | 1.37 | 2.27 | 0.51 | 1.01 | 1.35 | 0.93 | 10.2% | 16.7% | 8.6% | 10.7% | 11.2% | 8.8% | |
| Strategic 80-20 Portfolio | s.8020 | High Equity | 1.63 | 2.43 | 0.62 | 1.07 | 1.40 | 0.93 | 11.9% | 18.6% | 9.9% | 12.0% | 12.6% | 9.6% | |
| ETF Aggressive | s.aggr | High Equity | 1.02 | 1.85 | 0.35 | 0.75 | 0.91 | 10.4% | 15.6% | 7.2% | 9.1% | 9.0% | |||
| Ben Stein inspired | s.bens | High Equity | 2.03 | 2.64 | 0.66 | 0.91 | 1.11 | 0.70 | 14.7% | 17.4% | 9.8% | 10.0% | 9.9% | 7.5% | |
| Low Volatility Portfolio | s.lowv | High Equity | 0.24 | 1.26 | 0.08 | 0.47 | 4.6% | 9.0% | 4.8% | 5.1% | |||||
| Lazy: Aronson | s.aron | High Equity | 1.08 | 1.74 | 0.21 | 0.68 | 0.95 | 0.69 | 11.0% | 15.3% | 5.8% | 8.2% | 8.7% | 7.2% | |
| Lazy: No Brainer | s.nobr | High Equity | 0.87 | 1.77 | 0.35 | 0.75 | 1.03 | 0.69 | 9.2% | 15.3% | 7.2% | 9.1% | 9.7% | 7.5% | |
| Lazy: Second Grader | s.seco | High Equity | 1.62 | 2.56 | 0.64 | 0.98 | 1.21 | 0.76 | 14.3% | 19.9% | 10.3% | 11.7% | 11.8% | 8.7% | |
| Lazy: Yale Unconventional | s.yale | High Equity | 0.50 | 1.39 | 0.07 | 0.55 | 0.89 | 0.63 | 6.7% | 13.3% | 4.4% | 7.1% | 8.3% | 6.8% | |
| Harry Browne inspired | s.brow | Low Equity | 0.12 | 1.90 | 0.26 | 0.71 | 0.86 | 1.04 | 4.1% | 14.1% | 6.1% | 6.6% | 6.0% | 6.9% | |
| Ray Dalio inspired | s.dali | Low Equity | 0.24 | 1.48 | -0.10 | 0.43 | 0.67 | 4.6% | 10.0% | 3.5% | 5.1% | 5.1% | |||
| Ivy Portfolio | s.ivyp | Low Equity | 3.45 | 2.16 | 0.38 | 0.71 | 0.83 | 15.8% | 14.3% | 7.3% | 8.1% | 7.6% | |||
| No Equity Portfolio | s.noeq | Low Equity | -0.21 | 1.18 | 0.01 | 0.32 | 0.50 | 0.68 | 0.5% | 13.5% | 3.8% | 4.9% | 5.2% | 6.8% | |
| Permanent Plus | s.plus | Low Equity | -0.03 | 2.14 | 0.42 | 0.92 | 1.00 | 1.16 | 2.6% | 18.3% | 7.9% | 9.3% | 8.2% | 9.2% | |
| Black Swan Hyperinflation | s.swan | Low Equity | 2.05 | 2.15 | 1.22 | 0.85 | 0.46 | 23.6% | 18.3% | 14.5% | 9.6% | 5.2% | |||
| Talmud Dividend Equities | s.talm | Low Equity | 0.31 | 1.67 | 0.58 | 0.76 | 0.97 | 0.81 | 6.0% | 17.5% | 9.6% | 8.9% | 9.0% | 8.7% | |
| Worst Case Scenario | s.wors | Low Equity | -0.28 | 0.35 | -0.68 | -0.27 | -0.57 | 2.2% | 5.4% | 0.7% | 1.5% | -0.7% | |||
| Talmud with Blue Chip | s.talc | Low Equity | 0.09 | 0.95 | 0.03 | 0.51 | 0.90 | 0.65 | 3.9% | 10.2% | 4.1% | 6.4% | 7.8% | 6.6% | |
| Talmud Broad Market | s.talb | Low Equity | 0.32 | 1.26 | 0.08 | 0.55 | 0.95 | 0.64 | 5.2% | 12.2% | 4.6% | 6.9% | 8.5% | 6.9% | |
| Talmud with Small Cap | s.tals | Low Equity | 0.51 | 0.95 | -0.01 | 0.40 | 0.78 | 0.51 | 6.5% | 10.8% | 3.6% | 5.8% | 7.4% | 5.9% | |
| Talmud Equities and Gold | s.talg | Low Equity | 0.58 | 2.36 | 0.73 | 0.97 | 1.13 | 0.88 | 8.8% | 21.5% | 11.2% | 10.8% | 10.3% | 9.6% | |