Strategic: DIY, ranked by Total Return

for period ending April 30, 2025

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Portfolio Recipes: Strategic: DIY Peer Group
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      Total Return   Downside Deviation
Recipe Name ID Category YTD Apr 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 3.2% 0.4% 7.9% * * * * *   3.2% * * * * *
S&P 500 SPY Benchmark -5.1% -0.9% 11.9% * * * * *   7.1% * * * * *
Strategic 50-50 s.5050 Balanced -1.2% -0.2% 9.7% * * * * *   4.5% * * * * *
Strategic 60-40 Portfolio s.6040 Benchmark -2.1% -0.3% 10.0% * * * * *   5.0% * * * * *
7Twelve Israelson s.712 Balanced 0.4% -1.1% 6.6% * * * * *   4.6% * * * * *
Couch Potato: Scott Burns s.couc Balanced -0.6% -0.3% 9.8% * * * * *   4.1% * * * * *
Ben Graham 50-50 s.grah Balanced 3.7% -0.2% 10.2% * * * * *   4.8% * * * * *
Safe Haven Portfolio s.have Balanced 11.4% 2.1% 20.7% * * * * *   5.7% * * * * *
Six Ways from Sunday s.lazy Balanced 1.7% -1.3% 7.8% * * * * *   5.8% * * * * *
ETF Moderate s.mode Balanced -0.0% -0.2% 9.5% * * * * *   4.7% * * * * *
David Swensen inspired s.swen Balanced 1.3% -0.3% 11.2% * * * * *   6.3% * * * * *
Lazy: Ultimate Buy & Hold s.buyh Balanced 1.9% 0.3% 8.3% * * * * *   4.3% * * * * *
Lazy: Coffeehouse s.coff Balanced -1.0% -1.0% 7.7% * * * * *   5.6% * * * * *
Lazy: Margaritaville s.marg Balanced 1.1% -0.1% 10.2% * * * * *   3.8% * * * * *
Lazy: Smart Money s.smar Balanced -0.5% -0.3% 7.8% * * * * *   4.3% * * * * *
Strategic 70-30 Portfolio s.7030 High Equity -2.9% -0.4% 10.3% * * * * *   5.6% * * * * *
Strategic 80-20 Portfolio s.8020 High Equity -3.8% -0.5% 10.6% * * * * *   6.3% * * * * *
ETF Aggressive s.aggr High Equity 0.3% -0.1% 8.5% * * * * *   4.8% * * * * *
Ben Stein inspired s.bens High Equity 1.0% -0.1% 10.1% * * * * *   4.1% * * * * *
Low Volatility Portfolio s.lowv High Equity 6.3% 1.2% 13.4% * * * * *   2.9% * * * * *
Lazy: Aronson s.aron High Equity -0.2% 0.3% 8.8% * * * * *   5.2% * * * * *
Lazy: No Brainer s.nobr High Equity 0.4% 0.4% 9.8% * * * * *   5.4% * * * * *
Lazy: Second Grader s.seco High Equity -1.6% -0.3% 11.1% * * * * *   5.3% * * * * *
Lazy: Yale Unconventional s.yale High Equity 0.9% -0.2% 11.3% * * * * *   5.9% * * * * *
Harry Browne inspired s.brow Low Equity 6.1% 1.0% 16.3% * * * * *   3.1% * * * * *
Ray Dalio inspired s.dali Low Equity 2.4% -0.6% 9.1% * * * * *   2.9% * * * * *
Ivy Portfolio s.ivyp Low Equity 0.9% -1.6% 8.3% * * * * *   4.4% * * * * *
No Equity Portfolio s.noeq Low Equity 9.4% 0.5% 21.1% * * * * *   6.7% * * * * *
Permanent Plus s.plus Low Equity 6.3% 1.9% 20.9% * * * * *   2.8% * * * * *
Black Swan Hyperinflation s.swan Low Equity 7.5% -1.9% 8.5% * * * * *   4.0% * * * * *
Talmud Dividend Equities s.talm Low Equity 8.1% -0.1% 21.1% * * * * *   7.0% * * * * *
Worst Case Scenario s.wors Low Equity 7.8% 2.3% 12.2% * * * * *   2.2% * * * * *
Talmud with Blue Chip s.talc Low Equity 0.1% -1.4% 11.3% * * * * *   6.5% * * * * *
Talmud Broad Market s.talb Low Equity -0.7% -0.9% 11.7% * * * * *   6.4% * * * * *
Talmud with Small Cap s.tals Low Equity -3.1% -1.3% 7.9% * * * * *   7.2% * * * * *
Talmud Equities and Gold s.talg Low Equity 6.2% 0.7% 23.3% * * * * *   5.2% * * * * *