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for period ending September 30, 2026
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| Recipe Name | ID | Peer Group | Category | 1 month | YTD | 1 year | 3 year | 5 year | 10 year | 15 year | 20 year | 15 year | 20 year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Total Bond Market | BND | Benchmark | Benchmark | -2.2% | -2.4% | -1.5% | 4.2% | -0.6% | 1.1% | 1.8% | 2.9% | 17.3% | 17.3% |
| S&P 500 | SPY | Benchmark | Benchmark | -0.3% | 12.7% | 15.7% | 22.8% | 13.7% | 15.2% | 15.6% | 11.1% | 23.9% | 50.8% |
| Strategic 50-50 | s.5050 | Strategic: DIY | Balanced | -1.5% | 5.0% | 6.8% | 13.1% | 6.0% | 8.0% | 8.5% | 7.2% | 19.6% | 26.7% |
| Strategic 60-40 Portfolio | s.6040 | Benchmark | Benchmark | -1.4% | 6.5% | 8.5% | 14.9% | 7.3% | 9.3% | 9.9% | 8.0% | 20.7% | 32.2% |
| 7Twelve Israelson | s.712 | Strategic: DIY | Balanced | -2.5% | 11.8% | 13.4% | 13.4% | 6.8% | 7.2% | 6.9% | 19.1% | ||
| Couch Potato: Scott Burns | s.couc | Strategic: DIY | Balanced | -1.7% | 5.2% | 6.4% | 12.8% | 6.2% | 8.4% | 8.6% | 7.3% | 19.4% | 28.7% |
| Ben Graham 50-50 | s.grah | Strategic: DIY | Balanced | -3.4% | 4.3% | 6.6% | 11.6% | 5.6% | 6.4% | 6.9% | 5.7% | 18.2% | 32.4% |
| Safe Haven Portfolio | s.have | Strategic: DIY | Balanced | -4.8% | 0.2% | 5.9% | 16.4% | 8.8% | 7.4% | 6.9% | 15.1% | ||
| Six Ways from Sunday | s.lazy | Strategic: DIY | Balanced | -3.2% | 10.4% | 11.3% | 12.6% | 7.2% | 7.0% | 7.3% | 21.4% | ||
| ETF Moderate | s.mode | Strategic: DIY | Balanced | -2.5% | 5.9% | 7.5% | 13.4% | 5.4% | 7.4% | 8.0% | 21.6% | ||
| David Swensen inspired | s.swen | Strategic: DIY | Balanced | -3.2% | 5.8% | 6.9% | 13.2% | 4.7% | 7.3% | 8.4% | 25.1% | ||
| Lazy: Ultimate Buy & Hold | s.buyh | Strategic: DIY | Balanced | -3.0% | 5.9% | 7.9% | 11.6% | 4.9% | 6.3% | 6.8% | 5.7% | 18.7% | 35.7% |
| Lazy: Coffeehouse | s.coff | Strategic: DIY | Balanced | -3.3% | 5.1% | 6.4% | 11.2% | 4.3% | 6.4% | 7.6% | 6.3% | 19.8% | 36.0% |
| Lazy: Margaritaville | s.marg | Strategic: DIY | Balanced | -2.0% | 7.9% | 10.4% | 15.3% | 6.9% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 6.7% | 23.0% | 40.5% |
| Lazy: Smart Money | s.smar | Strategic: DIY | Balanced | -2.3% | 7.1% | 8.7% | 12.5% | 6.1% | 7.3% | 8.0% | 6.4% | 17.1% | 37.6% |
| Strategic 70-30 Portfolio | s.7030 | Strategic: DIY | High Equity | -1.2% | 8.0% | 10.2% | 16.7% | 8.6% | 10.7% | 11.2% | 8.8% | 21.7% | 37.3% |
| Strategic 80-20 Portfolio | s.8020 | Strategic: DIY | High Equity | -1.1% | 9.5% | 11.9% | 18.6% | 9.9% | 12.0% | 12.6% | 9.6% | 22.7% | 42.1% |
| ETF Aggressive | s.aggr | Strategic: DIY | High Equity | -2.7% | 7.9% | 10.4% | 15.6% | 7.2% | 9.1% | 9.0% | 23.5% | ||
| Ben Stein inspired | s.bens | Strategic: DIY | High Equity | -1.4% | 11.8% | 14.7% | 17.4% | 9.8% | 10.0% | 9.9% | 7.5% | 19.8% | 45.0% |
| Low Volatility Portfolio | s.lowv | Strategic: DIY | High Equity | -2.4% | 4.2% | 4.6% | 9.0% | 4.8% | 5.1% | ||||
| Lazy: Aronson | s.aron | Strategic: DIY | High Equity | -2.3% | 8.9% | 11.0% | 15.3% | 5.8% | 8.2% | 8.7% | 7.2% | 24.3% | 41.1% |
| Lazy: No Brainer | s.nobr | Strategic: DIY | High Equity | -3.1% | 6.5% | 9.2% | 15.3% | 7.2% | 9.1% | 9.7% | 7.5% | 23.4% | 43.3% |
| Lazy: Second Grader | s.seco | Strategic: DIY | High Equity | -1.5% | 11.2% | 14.3% | 19.9% | 10.3% | 11.7% | 11.8% | 8.7% | 24.5% | 49.2% |
| Lazy: Yale Unconventional | s.yale | Strategic: DIY | High Equity | -3.1% | 5.6% | 6.7% | 13.3% | 4.4% | 7.1% | 8.3% | 6.8% | 25.6% | 42.2% |
| Harry Browne inspired | s.brow | Strategic: DIY | Low Equity | -3.4% | 0.7% | 4.1% | 14.1% | 6.1% | 6.6% | 6.0% | 6.9% | 17.5% | 17.5% |
| Ray Dalio inspired | s.dali | Strategic: DIY | Low Equity | -2.6% | 2.8% | 4.6% | 10.0% | 3.5% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 17.9% | ||
| Ivy Portfolio | s.ivyp | Strategic: DIY | Low Equity | -1.9% | 13.9% | 15.8% | 14.3% | 7.3% | 8.1% | 7.6% | 18.1% | ||
| No Equity Portfolio | s.noeq | Strategic: DIY | Low Equity | -6.1% | -2.1% | 0.5% | 13.5% | 3.8% | 4.9% | 5.2% | 6.8% | 24.1% | 24.1% |
| Permanent Plus | s.plus | Strategic: DIY | Low Equity | -3.3% | -1.2% | 2.6% | 18.3% | 7.9% | 9.3% | 8.2% | 9.2% | 24.0% | 24.0% |
| Black Swan Hyperinflation | s.swan | Strategic: DIY | Low Equity | -3.8% | 16.4% | 23.6% | 18.3% | 14.5% | 9.6% | 5.2% | 37.2% | ||
| Talmud Dividend Equities | s.talm | Strategic: DIY | Low Equity | -6.2% | 3.0% | 6.0% | 17.5% | 9.6% | 8.9% | 9.0% | 8.7% | 16.7% | 36.0% |
| Worst Case Scenario | s.wors | Strategic: DIY | Low Equity | -1.8% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 5.4% | 0.7% | 1.5% | -0.7% | 29.7% | ||
| Talmud with Blue Chip | s.talc | Strategic: DIY | Low Equity | -4.1% | 3.0% | 3.9% | 10.2% | 4.1% | 6.4% | 7.8% | 6.6% | 19.9% | 37.9% |
| Talmud Broad Market | s.talb | Strategic: DIY | Low Equity | -3.1% | 4.9% | 5.2% | 12.2% | 4.6% | 6.9% | 8.5% | 6.9% | 22.9% | 41.1% |
| Talmud with Small Cap | s.tals | Strategic: DIY | Low Equity | -4.0% | 6.2% | 6.5% | 10.8% | 3.6% | 5.8% | 7.4% | 5.9% | 19.9% | 41.7% |
| Talmud Equities and Gold | s.talg | Strategic: DIY | Low Equity | -4.6% | 4.8% | 8.8% | 21.5% | 11.2% | 10.8% | 10.3% | 9.6% | 21.2% | 38.5% |