Tactical: Managed, ranked by Total Return

for period ending February 28, 2025

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      Total Return   Downside Deviation
Recipe Name ID Category YTD Feb 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  
   
S&P 500 Equal Weight RSP Equal Weight 2.8% -0.6% 12.4% * * * * *   9.1% * * * * *
Permanent Portfolio PRPFX Low Equity 4.9% 1.3% 25.0% * * * * *   5.4% * * * * *
Hedge Replication HDG Blended 1.0% -0.1% 5.3% * * * * *   1.6% * * * * *
DWA Tech Leaders PDP Blended -0.1% -4.4% 13.1% * * * * *   12.4% * * * * *
IQ Hedge Multi-Strat QAI Blended 1.0% -0.6% 6.5% * * * * *   2.3% * * * * *
ProShares Lg Cap CSM Hedged: 130-30 1.6% -1.6% 15.8% * * * * *   7.2% * * * * *
MultiAsset ETF RLY Hedged: Abs Return 3.4% 0.6% 8.7% * * * * *   5.8% * * * * *
IQ Merger Arbitrage MNA Hedged: Arbitrage 2.2% 0.8% 7.5% * * * * *   1.9% * * * * *
QuantSh AntiBeta BTAL Hedged: Mkt Neutral 5.6% 7.7% 11.3% * * * * *   6.9% * * * * *
WisdmTr EM HiYld DEM Income: Equity 1.9% 0.0% 4.8% * * * * *   5.0% * * * * *
WisdmTr EM SmCap DGS Income: Equity -0.8% 0.2% 0.8% * * * * *   5.7% * * * * *
WisdomTree ex-US DLN Income: Equity 5.5% 2.1% 20.4% * * * * *   7.7% * * * * *
WisdmTr Intl SmCap DLS Income: Equity 3.4% 1.5% 7.2% * * * * *   8.2% * * * * *
iShares Select Dividend DVY Income: Equity 5.2% 2.5% 23.1% * * * * *   10.3% * * * * *
SPDR S&P Int'l DWX Income: Equity 5.3% 3.3% 11.1% * * * * *   8.0% * * * * *
iShares Hi Div Equity HDV Income: Equity 7.5% 5.3% 18.7% * * * * *   8.1% * * * * *
iShr Intl Select Dividend IDV Income: Equity 8.0% 4.2% 14.6% * * * * *   8.4% * * * * *
PowerShares Intl Div PID Income: Equity 3.9% 0.3% 8.8% * * * * *   8.1% * * * * *
SPDR S&P Dividend SDY Income: Equity 4.7% 2.8% 12.9% * * * * *   9.9% * * * * *
Vanguard Hi Div Yld ETF VYM Income: Equity 5.1% 1.3% 19.5% * * * * *   7.0% * * * * *
PwrSh Sr Loan Portfolio BKLN Income: Float Rate 0.6% 0.1% 7.7% * * * * *   0.0% * * * * *
Gugg Multi-Asset CVY Income: Multi 3.4% -0.6% 10.5% * * * * *   8.7% * * * * *
Barclays Conv Bond CWB Income: Multi 1.7% -1.3% 12.6% * * * * *   6.5% * * * * *
ETF: SPDR Inc Alloc INKM Income: Multi 3.0% 1.4% 9.6% * * * * *   5.1% * * * * *
iSh MultiAsset Income IYLD Income: Multi 3.3% 1.0% 7.1% * * * * *   3.2% * * * * *
FirstTrust Multi-Asset MDIV Income: Multi 3.6% 1.5% 13.8% * * * * *   4.9% * * * * *
iShr Preferred ETF PFF Income: Multi 1.9% 0.7% 5.3% * * * * *   5.3% * * * * *
PowerSh Preferred ETF PGX Income: Multi 2.3% 1.6% 4.2% * * * * *   5.9% * * * * *
First Trust Focus 5 FV Sector Rotation 0.4% -4.8% 7.0% * * * * *   9.4% * * * * *
S&P Aggressive AOA Risk-Driven 2.5% 0.1% 12.6% * * * * *   5.3% * * * * *
S&P Conservative AOK Risk-Driven 2.5% 1.2% 8.5% * * * * *   4.2% * * * * *
S&P Moderate AOM Risk-Driven 2.4% 0.9% 9.3% * * * * *   4.3% * * * * *
S&P Growth AOR Risk-Driven 2.6% 0.5% 11.1% * * * * *   4.8% * * * * *
Dreyfus Alpha I AVGRX Blended -0.2% -0.6% 6.2% * * * * *   1.5% * * * * *
Principal GlobMultiStrat PMSAX Blended 1.6% 0.3% 7.5% * * * * *   1.2% * * * * *
Hundredfold Select SFHYX Blended 1.4% 0.9% 5.3% * * * * *   3.3% * * * * *
UBS Global Alloc BPGLX Global Macro 2.6% 0.8% 10.7% * * * * *   4.6% * * * * *
DFA Select Hedged DSHGX Global Macro 2.0% -0.7% 14.7% * * * * *   4.9% * * * * *
GMO Benchm-Free GBMFX Global Macro 3.2% 1.7% 7.4% * * * * *   3.9% * * * * *
Leuthold Global GLBIX Global Macro 3.4% -0.2% 4.0% * * * * *   6.5% * * * * *
GMO Global Alloc GMWAX Global Macro 3.4% 0.9% 8.3% * * * * *   4.9% * * * * *
Ivy Asset Strategy IVAEX Global Macro 3.5% 0.0% 13.7% * * * * *   4.0% * * * * *
Leuthold Core LCORX Global Macro 1.7% -2.3% 5.5% * * * * *   7.5% * * * * *
Loomis Global Eq Y LSWWX Global Macro 2.2% -1.9% 10.8% * * * * *   6.2% * * * * *
BlackRock Global I MALOX Global Macro 2.6% -0.2% 10.2% * * * * *   5.2% * * * * *
MFS Global Tot Ret MFWIX Global Macro 4.0% 1.6% 8.7% * * * * *   6.0% * * * * *
PIMCO All-Asset PAUIX Global Macro 3.9% 2.1% 6.8% * * * * *   5.6% * * * * *
Thornburg Inv Income Y TIBIX Global Macro 8.0% 3.5% 22.5% * * * * *   2.5% * * * * *
VALIC Global Strat VGLSX Global Macro 2.9% 0.3% 11.9% * * * * *   4.4% * * * * *
MainStay Int'l Opp MYITX Hedged: 130-30 6.7% 2.6% 14.1% * * * * *   5.4% * * * * *
MFS Target Return A DVRAX Hedged: Abs Return 4.3% 1.9% 10.0% * * * * *   0.8% * * * * *
EatonVance GlobalMacro EIGMX Hedged: Abs Return 2.4% 0.8% 8.6% * * * * *   0.8% * * * * *
Natixis ASG Global GAFYX Hedged: Abs Return 1.9% -0.8% 8.3% * * * * *   2.6% * * * * *
Goldman Sachs Instl GARTX Hedged: Abs Return 2.7% -0.1% 8.0% * * * * *   2.4% * * * * *
Jhancock Global Abs Ret I JHAIX Hedged: Abs Return 4.3% 1.9% 7.5% * * * * *   5.0% * * * * *
Putnam Abs Ret 100 Y PARYX Hedged: Abs Return 1.3% 0.8% 3.1% * * * * *   1.0% * * * * *
Putnam Abs Ret 300 Y PYTRX Hedged: Abs Return 2.8% 2.1% 6.4% * * * * *   3.9% * * * * *
AQR Divers N ADANX Hedged: Arbitrage 1.9% 1.3% 5.1% * * * * *   1.2% * * * * *
Arbitrage I ARBNX Hedged: Arbitrage 2.4% 1.2% 6.1% * * * * *   1.9% * * * * *
BlackRock EmMkt A BLSAX Hedged: Long/Short 1.4% 0.1% 7.1% * * * * *   4.0% * * * * *
Robeco Long/Short I BPLSX Hedged: Long/Short 4.7% 0.2% 15.7% * * * * *   6.7% * * * * *
Diamond Hill Long-Short I DHLSX Hedged: Long/Short 3.8% -0.4% 10.1% * * * * *   2.4% * * * * *
MainStay Marketfield A MFADX Hedged: Long/Short 2.8% -0.3% 9.3% * * * * *   4.7% * * * * *
Calamos Market Neu Inc CVSIX Hedged: Mkt Neutral 1.2% 0.5% 7.3% * * * * *   0.1% * * * * *
Gabelli ABC AAA GABCX Hedged: Mkt Neutral 0.9% 0.4% 8.2% * * * * *   1.5% * * * * *
JPMorgan Mkt Neutral A JMNAX Hedged: Mkt Neutral 0.5%   11.4% * * * * *   0.2% * * * * *
Vanguard Market Neutral VMNFX Hedged: Mkt Neutral 0.8% 0.3% 3.2% * * * * *   2.7% * * * * *
Fidelity Equity FEQTX Income: Equity 3.9% 0.9% 13.5% * * * * *   8.3% * * * * *
Fidelity Strategic FSDIX Income: Equity 3.7% 1.2% 13.9% * * * * *   7.3% * * * * *
Columbia Div Income LBSAX Income: Equity 5.3% 1.2% 15.8% * * * * *   6.9% * * * * *
Invesco Divers Dividend LCEIX Income: Equity 5.5% 0.5% 15.0% * * * * *   7.3% * * * * *
BlackRock Eq Dividend MDDVX Income: Equity 6.3% 1.9% 13.3% * * * * *   7.7% * * * * *
T. Rowe Equity Income PRFDX Income: Equity 5.6% 1.0% 14.6% * * * * *   8.2% * * * * *
Schwab Div Equity SWDSX Income: Equity 5.3% 1.7% 19.7% * * * * *   7.7% * * * * *
Vanguard Equity VEIPX Income: Equity 5.1% 1.0% 19.4% * * * * *   6.8% * * * * *
Lord Abbett Float Rate LFRAX Income: Float Rate 0.8% 0.2% 4.3% * * * * *   0.4% * * * * *
Calamos Global Growth CVLOX Income: Global 0.7% -1.6% 14.8% * * * * *   4.7% * * * * *
Loomis Global Eq A LGMAX Income: Global 2.2% -1.9% 10.6% * * * * *   6.2% * * * * *
Neuberger Berman Eq Inc NBHAX Income: Global 6.8% 2.2% 19.5% * * * * *   7.6% * * * * *
Thornburg Inv Income A TIBAX Income: Global 7.9% 3.5% 22.1% * * * * *   2.6% * * * * *
Am Century Target Date ARTOX Income: Multi 2.6% 0.6% 9.8% * * * * *   4.0% * * * * *
BlackRock Strat Inc Opp BASIX Income: Multi 2.0% 1.1% 3.8% * * * * *   2.6% * * * * *
Calamos Convertible A CCVIX Income: Multi 0.3% -3.2% 10.3% * * * * *   6.8% * * * * *
Invesco Convertible Y CNSDX Income: Multi 0.3% -2.2% 11.5% * * * * *   6.2% * * * * *
Fidelity Convertibles FCVSX Income: Multi 0.1% -3.0% 14.6% * * * * *   7.4% * * * * *
Goldman Sachs Strat Inc GSZAX Income: Multi 2.3% 0.5% 3.1% * * * * *   2.0% * * * * *
Inst: Forward Select KIFYX Income: Multi -0.3% 0.1% 8.6% * * * * *   4.6% * * * * *
Nuveen Preferred I NPSRX Income: Multi 2.1% 1.2% 5.8% * * * * *   1.9% * * * * *
Pimco Income P PONPX Income: Multi 3.0% 1.8% 3.8% * * * * *   3.2% * * * * *
Principal Preferred PPSIX Income: Multi 1.6% 0.7% 8.8% * * * * *   1.5% * * * * *
T. Rowe Global Bond PRSNX Income: Multi 1.9% 1.3% 2.3% * * * * *   2.5% * * * * *
T. Rowe Retire Balanced TRRIX Income: Multi 2.6% 0.8% 7.4% * * * * *   3.4% * * * * *
Vanguard LifeStrategy VASIX Income: Multi 2.3% 1.2% 7.6% * * * * *   3.6% * * * * *
Vanguard Target Retire VTINX Income: Multi 2.3% 1.0% 8.1% * * * * *   3.3% * * * * *
Vanguard Wellesley Adm VWIAX Income: Multi 3.6% 1.8% 10.9% * * * * *   4.5% * * * * *
Fidelity Muni FHIGX Income: Tax Exempt 1.4% 1.0% 0.9% * * * * *   2.8% * * * * *
Nuveen Amer Muni FLAAX Income: Tax Exempt 1.4% 1.0% 2.0% * * * * *   2.6% * * * * *
BlackRock Nat'l Muni MDNLX Income: Tax Exempt 1.1% 0.8% 0.2% * * * * *   2.3% * * * * *
T. Rowe Summit Muni PRINX Income: Tax Exempt 1.2% 1.1% 1.3% * * * * *   2.6% * * * * *
Vanguard LT Tax-Exempt VWLTX Income: Tax Exempt 1.3% 1.1% 0.8% * * * * *   3.0% * * * * *
Sound Mind Investing SMIFX Momentum 0.7% -3.5% 12.6% * * * * *   8.8% * * * * *
Grimaldi Sector NAVFX Sector Rotation 2.3% -2.5% 19.1% * * * * *   6.8% * * * * *
FundX Upgrader XCOR Momentum -0.8% -3.1% 17.6% * * * * *   6.6% * * * * *
Ibbotson Balanced BETFX Risk-Driven 2.2% 0.1% 11.5% * * * * *   4.5% * * * * *
Columbia Thermostat Z COTZX Risk-Driven 2.3% 0.9% 12.0% * * * * *   4.1% * * * * *
Dodge & Cox Balanced DODBX Risk-Driven 6.1% 1.9% 15.4% * * * * *   5.4% * * * * *
Fidelity Balanced FBALX Risk-Driven 1.4% -0.5% 14.0% * * * * *   4.5% * * * * *
Fidelity Puritan FPURX Risk-Driven 0.8% -2.1% 13.7% * * * * *   5.2% * * * * *
Janus Balanced JANBX Risk-Driven 2.1% 0.1% 13.9% * * * * *   4.7% * * * * *
Schwab Balanced SWOBX Risk-Driven 1.2% -0.7% 11.8% * * * * *   4.4% * * * * *
Vanguard Balanced VBIAX Risk-Driven 1.8% -0.3% 14.1% * * * * *   5.0% * * * * *
ValueLine AssetAlloc VLAAX Risk-Driven 3.1% 0.6% 10.2% * * * * *   7.9% * * * * *
Vanguard Wellesley Inv VWINX Risk-Driven 3.6% 1.8% 10.9% * * * * *   4.5% * * * * *
Vanguard LifeStrat Growth VASGX Risk-Driven 2.6% -0.0% 13.7% * * * * *   4.9% * * * * *
Vanguard Wellington Inv VWELX Risk-Driven 2.0% -0.2% 15.1% * * * * *   3.9% * * * * *
Vanguard STAR Inv VGSTX Risk-Driven 3.2% 0.2% 11.3% * * * * *   5.1% * * * * *
FPA Crescent FPACX Risk-Driven 3.0% 0.1% 13.7% * * * * *   2.7% * * * * *
WF Asset Allocation WFAIX Risk-Driven 1.5% 0.1% 14.0% * * * * *   5.3% * * * * *
Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRK.A Global Macro 13.8% 10.3% 25.7% * * * * *   11.7% * * * * *