Data Source: from January 1995 to December 2021

Last Update: 31 December 2021

The Tim Maurer Simple Money Portfolio is exposed for 60% on the Stock Market.

It's a High Risk portfolio and it can be replicated with 7 ETFs.

In the last 10 years, the portfolio obtained a 7.82% compound annual return, with a 8.08% standard deviation.

In the last 25 years, a 7.55% compound annual return, with a 9.01% standard deviation.

Asset Allocation and ETFs

The Tim Maurer Simple Money Portfolio has the following asset allocation:

60% Stocks
40% Fixed Income
0% Commodities

The Tim Maurer Simple Money Portfolio can be replicated with the following ETFs:

Weight Ticker ETF Name Investment Themes
15.00 % SCZ iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap Equity, EAFE, Small Cap
15.00 % EFV iShares MSCI EAFE Value Equity, EAFE, Large Cap, Value
7.50 % IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap Equity, U.S., Small Cap
7.50 % IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value Equity, U.S., Small Cap, Value
7.50 % VTV Vanguard Value Equity, U.S., Large Cap, Value
7.50 % VV Vanguard Large-Cap Equity, U.S., Large Cap
40.00 % IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond Bond, U.S., Intermediate-Term
Most of Lazy Portfolios are made of common components (asset classes), very simple and well defined. For a more complete view, find out the most common ETFs you can use to build your portfolio.

Portfolio and ETF Returns

The Tim Maurer Simple Money Portfolio guaranteed the following returns.

TIM MAURER SIMPLE MONEY PORTFOLIO RETURNS (%)
Last Update: 31 December 2021
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1M 3M 6M 1Y 3Y(*) 5Y(*) 10Y(*) 20Y(*) 25Y(*)
Tim Maurer Simple Money Portfolio +2.85 +2.31 +1.38 +10.46 +11.09 +7.73 +7.82 +7.78 +7.55
--- Inflation Adjusted return +2.37 +0.10 -1.95 +3.12 +7.30 +4.67 +5.58 +5.35 +5.14
Components
SCZ
iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap 		+3.71 +0.24 +0.58 +10.14 +15.32 +10.89 +10.65 +11.00 +8.23
EFV
iShares MSCI EAFE Value 		+5.23 +1.26 -0.52 +10.87 +7.59 +5.21 +5.57 +6.09 +5.22
IJR
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap 		+4.50 +5.57 +2.49 +26.60 +20.05 +12.37 +14.47 +10.68 +10.37
IJS
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value 		+4.12 +4.30 +0.09 +30.53 +18.47 +10.04 +13.33 +9.82 +10.48
VTV
Vanguard Value 		+6.95 +9.34 +8.31 +26.51 +17.58 +12.48 +13.74 +8.48 +8.66
VV
Vanguard Large-Cap 		+4.17 +10.38 +10.81 +27.40 +26.47 +18.72 +16.63 +9.69 +9.88
IEI
iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond 		-0.40 -0.91 -1.01 -2.54 +3.28 +2.48 +1.84 +3.90 +4.58
(*) annualized
Portfolio returns are calculated assuming:
  • a rebalancing of the components at the beginning of each year (i.e. at every January 1st)
  • the reinvestment of dividends

Inflation is updated to Dec 2021. Current inflation (annualized) is 1Y: 7.12% , 3Y: 3.53% , 5Y: 2.92% , 10Y: 2.12% , 20Y: 2.31% , 25Y: 2.29%

In 2021, the portfolio granted a 1.99% dividend yield. If you are interested in getting periodic income, please refer to the Tim Maurer Simple Money Portfolio: Dividend Yield page.

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Historical Returns

Historical returns and stats of Tim Maurer Simple Money Portfolio. Total Returns and Inflation Adjusted Returns are both mentioned.

TIM MAURER SIMPLE MONEY PORTFOLIO
Last Update: 31 December 2021
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Period Return
Dec 2021
update		 Return
Inflation
Adjusted		 Standard
Deviation(*)		 Max
Drawdown		 Months
Pos - Neg
1M
Dec 2021
+2.85%
+2.37%
0.00%
1 - 0
3M
+2.31%
+0.10%
-2.44%
Nov 2021 - Nov 2021
2 - 1
6M
+1.38%
-1.95%
-2.79%
Sep 2021 - Nov 2021
4 - 2
YTD
+10.46%
+3.12%
6.02%
-2.79%
Sep 2021 - Nov 2021
9 - 3
75% pos
1Y
+10.46%
+3.12%
6.02%
-2.79%
Sep 2021 - Nov 2021
9 - 3
75% pos
3Y
+11.09%
annualized
+7.30%
annualized
10.56%
-14.55%
Jan 2020 - Mar 2020
25 - 11
69% pos
5Y
+7.73%
annualized
+4.67%
annualized
9.13%
-14.55%
Jan 2020 - Mar 2020
42 - 18
70% pos
10Y
+7.82%
annualized
+5.58%
annualized
8.08%
-14.55%
Jan 2020 - Mar 2020
81 - 39
68% pos
20Y
+7.78%
annualized
+5.35%
annualized
9.11%
-32.39%
Nov 2007 - Feb 2009
158 - 82
66% pos
25Y
+7.55%
annualized
+5.14%
annualized
9.01%
-32.39%
Nov 2007 - Feb 2009
195 - 105
65% pos
MAX
01 Jan 1995
+8.02%
annualized
+5.55%
annualized
8.78%
-32.39%
Nov 2007 - Feb 2009
214 - 110
66% pos
(*)Annualized St.Dev. of monthly returns

Portfolio efficiency

Is the Tim Maurer Simple Money Portfolio actually efficient, compared to other Lazy Portfolios?

Best Classic Portfolios, with High Risk, ordered by 25 Years annualized return.

25 Years Stats
% Allocation
Portfolio Return▾ Drawdown Stocks Bonds Comm.
Simple Path to Wealth
JL Collins		 +8.96% -38.54% 75 25 0 Compare
Yale Endowment
David Swensen		 +8.94% -39.46% 70 30 0 Compare
Talmud Portfolio
Roger Gibson		 +8.80% -40.18% 66.67 33.33 0 Compare
Late Sixties and Beyond
Burton Malkiel		 +8.63% -41.80% 71 29 0 Compare
Lazy Portfolio
David Swensen		 +8.41% -40.88% 70 30 0 Compare

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Our overall ratings, assigned to the Tim Maurer Simple Money Portfolio. The portfolio is classified as High Risk.

Very High Risk
Bond weight:
Less than 25%
High Risk
Bond weight:
25% - 49.99%
Medium Risk
Bond weight:
50% - 74.99%
Low Risk
Bond weight:
At least 75%
High Risk
Portfolios		 All
Portfolios
25 Years Ann. Return
(Inflation Adjusted)		 +7.55%
(+5.14%)
Average : 2.5 / 5
Good : 3.3 / 5
Standard Deviation
over 25 Years		 9.01%
Good : 4 / 5
Good : 3.6 / 5
Maximum Drawdown
over 25 Years		 -32.39%
Excellent : 4 / 5
Average : 3 / 5
Easy to manage 7 ETFs
Bad : 2 / 5
Bad : 2 / 5
Rating assigned considering all the High Risk Portfolios Rating assigned considering all the Portfolios in the database

Capital Growth

Time Range:

An investment of 1000$, since January 1997, now would be worth 6164.59$, with a total return of 516.46% (7.55% annualized).

The Inflation Adjusted Capital now would be 3500.41$, with a net total return of 250.04% (5.14% annualized).

Drawdowns

Time Range:

Worst drawdowns since January 1997 - Chart and Data

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Drawdown period
Recovery period
Total
Drawdown Start Bottom #Months End #Months #Months
-32.39% Nov 2007 Feb 2009 16 Oct 2010 20 36
-14.55% Jan 2020 Mar 2020 3 Nov 2020 8 11
-11.27% May 2011 Sep 2011 5 Mar 2012 6 11
-9.50% May 1998 Aug 1998 4 Dec 1998 4 8
-8.98% Jun 2002 Sep 2002 4 May 2003 8 12
-8.67% Sep 2018 Dec 2018 4 Jun 2019 6 10
-6.83% Feb 2001 Sep 2001 8 Mar 2002 6 14
-6.66% Jun 2015 Feb 2016 9 Jul 2016 5 14
-5.80% Apr 2012 May 2012 2 Sep 2012 4 6
-3.42% Feb 1999 Feb 1999 1 Apr 1999 2 3
-3.17% Jul 2014 Sep 2014 3 Feb 2015 5 8
-3.15% Apr 2004 Apr 2004 1 Sep 2004 5 6
-2.93% Sep 2000 Nov 2000 3 Dec 2000 1 4
-2.86% Feb 2018 Mar 2018 2 Aug 2018 5 7
-2.79% Sep 2021 Nov 2021 3 in progress 1 4
-2.71% Jan 2000 Jan 2000 1 Mar 2000 2 3
-2.66% Oct 1997 Nov 1997 2 Jan 1998 2 4
-2.64% May 2006 Jun 2006 2 Sep 2006 3 5
-2.48% Aug 1997 Aug 1997 1 Sep 1997 1 2
-2.47% Mar 2005 Apr 2005 2 Jun 2005 2 4

Rolling Returns ( more details)

Tim Maurer Simple Money Portfolio: annualized rolling and average returns

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Return (*) Negative
Periods
Rolling Period Average Best Worst
1 Year
 +8.29% +39.58%
Apr 2003 - Mar 2004 		-27.21%
Mar 2008 - Feb 2009 		18.53%
2 Years
 +7.69% +25.94%
Mar 2009 - Feb 2011 		-14.86%
Mar 2007 - Feb 2009 		9.63%
3 Years
 +7.52% +20.80%
Apr 2003 - Mar 2006 		-6.40%
Mar 2006 - Feb 2009 		4.84%
5 Years
 +7.46% +15.84%
Nov 2002 - Oct 2007 		+0.60%
Mar 2004 - Feb 2009 		0.00%
7 Years
 +7.45% +11.52%
Jun 2000 - May 2007 		+3.92%
Apr 2013 - Mar 2020 		0.00%
10 Years
 +7.59% +10.54%
May 1997 - Apr 2007 		+4.98%
Jun 2007 - May 2017 		0.00%
15 Years
 +7.41% +8.99%
Feb 2003 - Jan 2018 		+5.28%
Apr 2005 - Mar 2020 		0.00%
20 Years
 +7.45% +8.50%
Mar 1995 - Feb 2015 		+6.30%
Apr 2000 - Mar 2020 		0.00%

* Annualized rolling and average returns over full calendar month periods

If you need a deeper detail about rolling returns, please refer to the Tim Maurer Simple Money Portfolio: Rolling Returns page.

Seasonality

Tim Maurer Simple Money Portfolio Seasonality: in which months is it better to invest?

In the table below, the average monthly return is represented.

Below each return, it's also mentioned the probability of obtaining a positive monthly result (Win %).

Both the Average Return and the Gain Frequency are useful to get an idea of what happened in the past.

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Monthly Average Return (%) and Gain Frequency
Return (%) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average
Win %		 0.29
59% 		0.38
67% 		0.83
67% 		1.73
85% 		0.46
67% 		0.48
48% 		0.58
63% 		0.09
63% 		0.23
59% 		0.56
63% 		1.14
74% 		1.36
78%
Best
Year		 5.2
2019 		4.6
1998 		5.4
2009 		7.7
2009 		6.1
2003 		4.0
2019 		5.9
2009 		3.6
2009 		5.9
2010 		5.8
2011 		8.4
2020 		4.5
2010
Worst
Year		 -7.9
2009 		-6.7
2009 		-9.3
2020 		-3.1
2004 		-5.4
2010 		-4.7
2008 		-4.8
2002 		-7.5
1998 		-5.8
2001 		-9.8
2008 		-2.4
2021 		-4.3
2018
Statistics calculated for the period Jan 1995 - Dec 2021

For further information about the seasonality, check the Asset Class Seasonality page.

Monthly/Yearly Returns

Tim Maurer Simple Money Portfolio monthly and yearly returns: how is the distribution of the returns recorded so far?

MONTHLY RETURNS HISTOGRAM
214 Positive Months (66%) - 110 Negative Months (34%)
Jan 1995 - Dec 2021
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Yearly Return(%)
Monthly Return(%)
Year Total Infl.Adj Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2021
 +10.46 +3.12 0.6 2.8 2.1 2.0 1.8 -0.6 0.2 1.2 -2.3 2.0 -2.4 2.8
2020
 +6.87 +5.50 -1.4 -4.5 -9.3 5.0 2.8 1.3 1.7 3.1 -1.6 -1.1 8.4 3.5
2019
 +16.14 +13.57 5.2 1.6 0.2 2.1 -3.7 4.0 -0.3 -1.1 2.0 1.9 1.3 2.0
2018
 -6.64 -8.40 2.2 -2.8 -0.1 0.4 0.7 -0.3 1.6 0.6 -0.5 -5.0 1.0 -4.3
2017
 +13.36 +11.03 1.2 1.3 0.8 1.4 0.8 0.7 1.6 -0.1 2.2 0.8 1.2 0.8
2016
 +8.15 +5.98 -2.8 -0.3 4.6 1.0 0.4 -0.3 2.6 0.3 0.8 -1.5 1.5 1.8
2015
 +0.47 -0.17 -0.2 3.1 -0.2 1.1 0.6 -1.2 0.6 -3.5 -1.7 3.5 0.1 -1.5
2014
 +2.33 +1.67 -1.7 3.2 -0.1 0.2 1.0 1.3 -2.0 1.5 -2.7 1.6 0.4 -0.4
2013
 +17.81 +16.06 2.9 0.5 1.7 2.0 -0.6 -1.6 4.0 -1.7 4.6 2.6 1.4 1.0
2012
 +11.70 +9.77 4.0 2.3 0.8 -0.6 -5.3 3.1 0.1 2.2 1.9 -0.3 1.0 2.1
2011
 -0.69 -3.64 1.3 2.0 -0.3 3.2 -0.7 -1.0 -0.8 -3.9 -5.3 5.8 -0.5 0.1
2010
 +12.55 +10.96 -1.3 1.1 3.8 1.3 -5.4 -1.7 5.6 -2.4 5.9 2.6 -1.4 4.5
2009
 +17.16 +13.95 -7.9 -6.7 5.4 7.7 5.1 0.0 5.9 3.6 2.9 -2.3 2.8 0.8
2008
 -18.42 -18.41 -3.1 -0.6 0.8 1.2 0.5 -4.7 -0.7 0.4 -4.9 -9.8 -1.9 3.6
2007
 +5.07 +0.92 0.9 0.6 1.4 2.2 1.4 -0.8 -1.2 0.4 1.7 2.0 -2.4 -1.1
2006
 +15.49 +12.65 3.5 0.1 1.9 1.6 -2.5 -0.1 0.4 2.1 1.1 2.9 2.4 1.2
2005
 +8.71 +5.20 -0.3 1.8 -1.3 -1.1 1.6 1.5 2.0 1.4 0.6 -1.8 2.1 2.1
2004
 +16.23 +12.47 2.3 2.0 1.4 -3.1 0.2 2.7 -1.9 1.3 1.9 1.9 4.0 2.8
2003
 +28.83 +26.26 -1.6 -0.4 -0.5 5.7 6.1 1.9 0.9 2.5 2.1 4.0 1.3 4.0
2002
 -0.10 -2.52 -0.3 0.9 2.6 1.9 1.3 -1.7 -4.8 1.1 -3.7 1.2 2.0 -0.1
2001
 -0.39 -1.97 2.5 -1.8 -2.9 3.5 0.6 -0.4 0.2 -0.1 -5.8 2.3 1.4 0.5
2000
 +6.34 +2.81 -2.7 0.7 3.3 -2.1 -0.1 3.9 -0.9 3.0 -1.1 -0.6 -1.2 4.4
1999
 +8.40 +5.58 0.1 -3.4 2.7 4.8 -1.3 3.3 0.1 -0.6 -0.3 0.4 0.3 2.4
1998
 +10.11 +8.37 2.4 4.6 2.5 0.2 -0.6 0.1 -1.6 -7.5 2.0 3.7 2.7 1.8
1997
 +8.93 +7.11 0.3 0.3 -1.7 1.1 4.8 2.8 2.9 -2.5 3.0 -1.9 -0.8 0.5
1996
 +8.40 +4.85 1.2 -0.1 0.6 1.9 0.7 -0.1 -2.8 1.1 2.3 1.0 3.6 -1.1
1995
 +20.10 +17.13 0.4 2.0 2.5 2.1 2.5 0.8 2.4 0.2 1.2 -0.8 2.7 2.6

* Note:
Portofolio Returns, up to December 2007, are simulated. They have been calculated using the historical series of equivalent ETFs / Assets, instead of the actual ETFs of the portfolio.

In particular, it has been used:

  • SCZ - iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap: simulated historical serie, up to December 2007
  • EFV - iShares MSCI EAFE Value: simulated historical serie, up to December 2005
  • IJR - iShares Core S&P Small-Cap: simulated historical serie, up to December 2000
  • IJS - iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value: simulated historical serie, up to December 2000
  • VTV - Vanguard Value: simulated historical serie, up to December 2004
  • VV - Vanguard Large-Cap: simulated historical serie, up to December 2004
  • IEI - iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond: simulated historical serie, up to December 2007
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