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for period ending May 31, 2025

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Maximum Drawdown vs. Annual Return
● Portfolio Recipes: Tactical: Managed ● S&P 500 (SPY) ● U.S. Bonds (BND) ● Balanced (60% Equity / 40% Bonds)
  Total Return, annualized % Max DrawDown
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 -0.7% 2.5% 5.4% * * * * * * *
S&P 500 SPY Benchmark Benchmark 6.3% 0.9% 13.2% * * * * * * *
Strategic 60-40 Portfolio s.6040 Benchmark Benchmark 3.5% 1.3% 10.0% * * * * * * *
S&P 500 Equal Weight RSP Tactical: Managed Equal Weight 4.3% 1.2% 8.2% * * * * * * *
Permanent Portfolio PRPFX Tactical: Managed Low Equity 2.1% 9.0% 20.8% * * * * * * *
Hedge Replication HDG Tactical: Managed Blended 1.9% 0.4% 3.2% * * * * * * *
Inv Dorsey Wright PDP Tactical: Managed Blended 5.4% -1.9% 9.4% * * * * * * *
Inv Dynamic Market PWC Tactical: Managed Blended 0.0%     * * * * * * *
NYLI Hedge Multi-Strat QAI Tactical: Managed Blended 1.9% 1.3% 5.2% * * * * * * *
ProShares Lg Cap CSM Tactical: Managed Hedged: 130-30 6.4% 2.2% 14.0% * * * * * * *
MultiAsset ETF RLY Tactical: Managed Hedged: Abs Return 2.7% 5.7% 2.7% * * * * * * *
NYLI Merger Arbitrage MNA Tactical: Managed Hedged: Arbitrage 1.0% 5.9% 11.9% * * * * * * *
AGF AntiBeta BTAL Tactical: Managed Hedged: Mkt Neutral -5.0% 4.2% 3.4% * * * * * * *
WisdmTr EM HiYld DEM Tactical: Managed Income: Equity 4.3% 9.1% 6.0% * * * * * * *
WisdmTr EM SmCap DGS Tactical: Managed Income: Equity 6.8% 8.3% 5.9% * * * * * * *
WisdomTree ex-US DLN Tactical: Managed Income: Equity 3.6% 3.0% 13.5% * * * * * * *
WisdmTr Intl SmCap DLS Tactical: Managed Income: Equity 5.3% 16.0% 13.8% * * * * * * *
iShares Select Dividend DVY Tactical: Managed Income: Equity 2.2% 0.7% 9.3% * * * * * * *
SPDR S&P Int'l DWX Tactical: Managed Income: Equity 2.3% 20.6% 23.7% * * * * * * *
iShares Core Hi Div HDV Tactical: Managed Income: Equity 1.0% 4.3% 9.5% * * * * * * *
iShr Intl Select Dividend IDV Tactical: Managed Income: Equity 4.8% 24.4% 21.7% * * * * * * *
Invesco Intl Div PID Tactical: Managed Income: Equity 3.3% 12.3% 14.3% * * * * * * *
SPDR S&P Dividend SDY Tactical: Managed Income: Equity 2.8% 2.6% 6.3% * * * * * * *
Vanguard Hi Div Yld ETF VYM Tactical: Managed Income: Equity 3.7% 1.8% 10.7% * * * * * * *
Invesco Sr Loan ETF BKLN Tactical: Managed Income: Float Rate 1.5% 2.1% 7.0% * * * * * * *
Invesco Multi-Asset CVY Tactical: Managed Income: Multi 3.5% 0.7% 1.4% * * * * * * *
SPDR Conv Sec CWB Tactical: Managed Income: Multi 3.1% 3.1% 13.5% * * * * * * *
SPDR Inc Alloc INKM Tactical: Managed Income: Multi 0.9% 3.6% 8.5% * * * * * * *
iSh MultiAsset Income IYLD Tactical: Managed Income: Multi 1.0% 6.1% 7.1% * * * * * * *
FirstTrust Multi-Asset MDIV Tactical: Managed Income: Multi 1.0% 0.6% 6.8% * * * * * * *
iShr Preferred ETF PFF Tactical: Managed Income: Multi 0.7% -1.7% 1.5% * * * * * * *
Invesco Preferred ETF PGX Tactical: Managed Income: Multi -0.1% -2.5% 0.6% * * * * * * *
First Trust Focus 5 FV Tactical: Managed Sector Rotation 6.3% -2.6% 3.8% * * * * * * *
iShr Aggressive AOA Tactical: Managed Risk-Driven 4.6% 4.9% 11.3% * * * * * * *
iShr Conservative AOK Tactical: Managed Risk-Driven 1.5% 3.3% 8.0% * * * * * * *
iShr Moderate AOM Tactical: Managed Risk-Driven 2.1% 3.7% 8.7% * * * * * * *
iShr Growth AOR Tactical: Managed Risk-Driven 3.4% 4.4% 10.0% * * * * * * *
BNY Dynamic Ins AVGRX Tactical: Managed Blended 1.0% -1.5% 0.7% * * * * * * *
Principal GlobMultiStrat PMSAX Tactical: Managed Blended 1.4% 1.2% 4.7% * * * * * * *
Hundredfold Select SFHYX Tactical: Managed Blended 1.8% 2.5% 8.0% * * * * * * *
UBS Global Alloc BPGLX Tactical: Managed Global Macro 2.6% 2.8% 7.8% * * * * * * *
DFA Select Hedged DSHGX Tactical: Managed Global Macro 5.8% 3.6% 10.9% * * * * * * *
GMO Benchm-Free GBMFX Tactical: Managed Global Macro 1.5% 6.4% 5.9% * * * * * * *
Leuthold Global GLBIX Tactical: Managed Global Macro 2.5% 7.4% 5.3% * * * * * * *
GMO Global Alloc GMWAX Tactical: Managed Global Macro 2.7% 6.7% 8.1% * * * * * * *
Mac Asset Strategy IVAEX Tactical: Managed Global Macro 4.4% 6.0% 12.7% * * * * * * *
Leuthold Core LCORX Tactical: Managed Global Macro 3.3% 3.5% 6.5% * * * * * * *
Loomis Global Alloc Y LSWWX Tactical: Managed Global Macro 3.9% 2.0% 9.9% * * * * * * *
BlackRock Global I MALOX Tactical: Managed Global Macro 4.0% 6.5% 12.0% * * * * * * *
MFS Global Tot Ret MFWIX Tactical: Managed Global Macro 2.3% 6.5% 8.2% * * * * * * *
PIMCO All-Asset PAUIX Tactical: Managed Global Macro 0.8% 4.9% 7.1% * * * * * * *
Thornburg Inv Income Y TIBIX Tactical: Managed Global Macro 4.7% 16.1% 22.1% * * * * * * *
VALIC Global Strat VGLSX Tactical: Managed Global Macro 3.9% 5.3% 10.7% * * * * * * *
NYLI Int'l Res MYITX Tactical: Managed Hedged: 130-30 5.4% 15.6% 15.1% * * * * * * *
MFS Target Return A DVRAX Tactical: Managed Hedged: Abs Return 1.7% 6.7% 8.8% * * * * * * *
EatonVance GlobalMacro EIGMX Tactical: Managed Hedged: Abs Return 1.4% 4.1% 7.2% * * * * * * *
Virtus ASG Global GAFYX Tactical: Managed Hedged: Abs Return 2.1% 0.4% 3.6% * * * * * * *
Goldman Sachs Instl GARTX Tactical: Managed Hedged: Abs Return 1.7% 1.5% 4.7% * * * * * * *
Jhancock Multi Abs Ret I JHAIX Tactical: Managed Hedged: Abs Return 1.0% 1.8% 8.2% * * * * * * *
Putnam Short Dur Y PARYX Tactical: Managed Hedged: Abs Return 0.1% 2.0% 3.6% * * * * * * *
Putnam Core Bond Y PYTRX Tactical: Managed Hedged: Abs Return -0.6% 2.4% 5.6% * * * * * * *
AQR Divers N ADANX Tactical: Managed Hedged: Arbitrage 0.6% 4.0% 6.5% * * * * * * *
Arbitrage Fund ARBNX Tactical: Managed Hedged: Arbitrage 0.5% 2.8% 6.3% * * * * * * *
BlackRock EmMkt A BLSAX Tactical: Managed Hedged: Long/Short 4.6% 6.7% 9.2% * * * * * * *
Robeco Long/Short I BPLSX Tactical: Managed Hedged: Long/Short 2.8% 6.2% 14.3% * * * * * * *
Diamond Hill Long-Short I DHLSX Tactical: Managed Hedged: Long/Short 4.1% 5.7% 6.7% * * * * * * *
Cromwell L/S MFADX Tactical: Managed Hedged: Long/Short 6.0% 3.7% 8.6% * * * * * * *
Calamos Market Neu Inc CVSIX Tactical: Managed Hedged: Mkt Neutral 1.3% 2.7% 7.3% * * * * * * *
Gabelli ABC AAA GABCX Tactical: Managed Hedged: Mkt Neutral 1.3% 0.8% 6.1% * * * * * * *
JPMorgan Mkt Neutral A JMNAX Tactical: Managed Hedged: Mkt Neutral 1.2% 1.5% 8.1% * * * * * * *
Vanguard Market Neutral VMNFX Tactical: Managed Hedged: Mkt Neutral 3.2% 3.2% 4.6% * * * * * * *
Fidelity Equity FEQTX Tactical: Managed Income: Equity 2.7% 6.0% 12.4% * * * * * * *
Fidelity Strategic FSDIX Tactical: Managed Income: Equity 2.6% 1.8% 8.9% * * * * * * *
Columbia Div Income LBSAX Tactical: Managed Income: Equity 4.0% 2.9% 10.9% * * * * * * *
Invesco Divers Dividend LCEIX Tactical: Managed Income: Equity 3.6% 2.2% 8.0% * * * * * * *
BlackRock Eq Dividend MDDVX Tactical: Managed Income: Equity 3.9% 5.9% 7.8% * * * * * * *
T. Rowe Equity Income PRFDX Tactical: Managed Income: Equity 3.9% 3.0% 6.1% * * * * * * *
Schwab Div Equity SWDSX Tactical: Managed Income: Equity 3.4% 4.2% 16.2% * * * * * * *
Vanguard Equity VEIPX Tactical: Managed Income: Equity 3.4% 2.5% 10.3% * * * * * * *
Lord Abbett Float Rate LFRAX Tactical: Managed Income: Float Rate 1.6% 1.1% 2.8% * * * * * * *
Calamos Global Opp CVLOX Tactical: Managed Income: Global 6.0% 4.4% 11.4% * * * * * * *
Loomis Global Alloc A LGMAX Tactical: Managed Income: Global 3.9% 1.9% 9.7% * * * * * * *
Neuberger Berman Eq Inc NBHAX Tactical: Managed Income: Global 3.1% 7.7% 13.3% * * * * * * *
Thornburg Inv Income A TIBAX Tactical: Managed Income: Global 4.7% 15.0% 20.8% * * * * * * *
Am Century Target Date ARTOX Tactical: Managed Income: Multi 2.2% 2.7% 8.0% * * * * * * *
BlackRock Strat Inc Opp BASIX Tactical: Managed Income: Multi 0.9% 2.7% 5.0% * * * * * * *
Calamos Convertible CCVIX Tactical: Managed Income: Multi 3.8% 1.7% 11.2% * * * * * * *
Invesco Convertible Y CNSDX Tactical: Managed Income: Multi 3.4% 0.8% 11.4% * * * * * * *
Fidelity Convertibles FCVSX Tactical: Managed Income: Multi 3.8% -3.9% 7.6% * * * * * * *
Goldman Sachs Dyn A GSZAX Tactical: Managed Income: Multi 0.8% 2.4% 3.0% * * * * * * *
WestWood REs Inc KIFYX Tactical: Managed Income: Multi 0.5% -4.9% 3.4% * * * * * * *
Nuveen Preferred I NPSRX Tactical: Managed Income: Multi 1.7% 2.4% 5.4% * * * * * * *
Pimco Income PONPX Tactical: Managed Income: Multi 0.0% 3.0% 4.0% * * * * * * *
Principal Spectrum PPSIX Tactical: Managed Income: Multi 1.5% 1.8% 7.3% * * * * * * *
T. Rowe Price Global PRSNX Tactical: Managed Income: Multi -0.1% 2.2% 3.5% * * * * * * *
T. Rowe Retire Balanced TRRIX Tactical: Managed Income: Multi 1.8% 3.2% 6.3% * * * * * * *
Vanguard LifeStrategy VASIX Tactical: Managed Income: Multi 0.8% 2.3% 6.8% * * * * * * *
Vanguard Target Retire VTINX Tactical: Managed Income: Multi 1.4% 3.1% 7.5% * * * * * * *
Vanguard Wellesley Adm VWIAX Tactical: Managed Income: Multi 0.9% 2.1% 6.6% * * * * * * *
Fidelity Muni FHIGX Tactical: Managed Income: Tax Exempt -0.2% -2.9% -1.3% * * * * * * *
Nuveen Amer Muni FLAAX Tactical: Managed Income: Tax Exempt -0.3% -1.7% -0.0% * * * * * * *
BlackRock Nat'l Muni MDNLX Tactical: Managed Income: Tax Exempt -0.1% -1.5% -0.7% * * * * * * *
T. Rowe Summit Muni PRINX Tactical: Managed Income: Tax Exempt -0.6% -2.5% -1.0% * * * * * * *
Vanguard LT Tax-Exempt VWLTX Tactical: Managed Income: Tax Exempt -0.6% -2.3% -0.7% * * * * * * *
Sound Mind Investing SMIFX Tactical: Managed Momentum 3.6% -0.7% 6.5% * * * * * * *
Sector Rotation NAVFX Tactical: Managed Sector Rotation 7.3% 1.1% 14.3% * * * * * * *
FundX ETF XCOR Tactical: Managed Momentum 6.2% -2.2% 12.7% * * * * * * *
ALPS Insurance Trust BETFX Tactical: Managed Risk-Driven 3.1% 3.1% 9.7% * * * * * * *
Columbia Thermostat COTZX Tactical: Managed Risk-Driven 3.1% 5.3% 13.2% * * * * * * *
Dodge & Cox Balanced DODBX Tactical: Managed Risk-Driven 2.2% 4.2% 8.8% * * * * * * *
Fidelity Balanced FBALX Tactical: Managed Risk-Driven 4.2% -2.8% 6.3% * * * * * * *
Fidelity Puritan FPURX Tactical: Managed Risk-Driven 4.0% -4.7% 4.2% * * * * * * *
Janus Balanced JANBX Tactical: Managed Risk-Driven 4.8% 2.6% 12.2% * * * * * * *
Schwab Balanced SWOBX Tactical: Managed Risk-Driven 3.5% 1.6% 9.9% * * * * * * *
Vanguard Balanced VBIAX Tactical: Managed Risk-Driven 3.6% -0.3% 9.5% * * * * * * *
ValueLine AssetAlloc VLAAX Tactical: Managed Risk-Driven 1.9% 4.1% 13.5% * * * * * * *
Vanguard Wellesley Inv VWINX Tactical: Managed Risk-Driven 0.9% 3.0% 7.5% * * * * * * *
Vanguard LifeStrat Growth VASGX Tactical: Managed Risk-Driven 4.4% 5.1% 13.0% * * * * * * *
Vanguard Wellington Inv VWELX Tactical: Managed Risk-Driven 4.2% 2.6% 12.7% * * * * * * *
Vanguard STAR Inv VGSTX Tactical: Managed Risk-Driven 3.7% 3.7% 9.3% * * * * * * *
FPA Crescent FPACX Tactical: Managed Risk-Driven 4.2% 0.7% 5.9% * * * * * * *
Allspring Asset Alloc WFAIX Tactical: Managed Risk-Driven 3.1% -0.0% 10.0% * * * * * * *
Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRK.A Tactical: Managed Global Macro -5.4% 11.2% 20.7% * * * * * * *