Data Source: from January 1975 to March 2023 (~48 years)
Consolidated Returns as of 31 March 2023
PORTFOLIO • LIVE PERFORMANCE (USD currency)
0.51%
March 2023

The Tim Maurer Simple Money Portfolio is a High Risk portfolio and can be implemented with 7 ETFs.

It's exposed for 60% on the Stock Market.

In the last 30 Years, the Tim Maurer Simple Money Portfolio obtained a 7.19% compound annual return, with a 8.99% 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 implemented 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 as of Mar 31, 2023

The Tim Maurer Simple Money Portfolio guaranteed the following returns.

Portfolio returns are calculated in USD, assuming:
TIM MAURER SIMPLE MONEY PORTFOLIO RETURNS
Consolidated returns as of 31 March 2023
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  Chg (%) Return (%)
Return (%) as of Mar 31, 2023
  1 Day Time ET(*) Apr 2023 1M 6M 1Y 5Y 10Y 30Y MAX
(~48Y)
Tim Maurer Simple Money Portfolio n.a. n.a. 0.51 12.43 -4.15 3.41 5.19 7.19 10.30
US Inflation Adjusted return 0.51 10.92 -8.40 -0.39 2.53 4.58 6.36
Components
SCZ
iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap
n.a. - n.a. 0.49 22.00 -8.58 0.73 5.71 6.87 10.52
EFV
iShares MSCI EAFE Value
n.a. - n.a. -0.04 27.41 0.56 1.53 3.57 5.60 9.95
IJR
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap
n.a. - n.a. -5.22 11.77 -8.92 6.23 9.83 9.97 11.41
IJS
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value
n.a. - n.a. -6.48 14.24 -7.17 6.05 9.23 10.37 12.82
VTV
Vanguard Value
n.a. - n.a. -0.46 13.39 -4.00 8.83 10.52 9.17 9.92
VV
Vanguard Large-Cap
n.a. - n.a. 3.61 15.21 -8.87 10.92 12.07 9.77 8.92
IEI
iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond
n.a. - n.a. 2.92 3.76 -2.27 0.92 0.86 4.28 4.50
Returns over 1 year are annualized | Available data source: since Jan 1975
(*) Eastern Time (ET - America/New York)

US Inflation is updated to Feb 2023. Waiting for updates, inflation of Mar 2023 is set to 0%. Current inflation (annualized) is 1Y: 4.64% , 5Y: 3.81% , 10Y: 2.60% , 30Y: 2.50%

Portfolio Metrics as of Mar 31, 2023

Metrics of Tim Maurer Simple Money Portfolio, updated as of 31 March 2023.

Portfolio metrics are calculated based on monthly returns, assuming:
TIM MAURER SIMPLE MONEY PORTFOLIO
Portfolio Metrics
Data Source: 1 January 1975 - 31 March 2023 (~48 years)
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Metrics as of Mar 31, 2023
1M 3M 6M 1Y 3Y 5Y 10Y 20Y 30Y MAX
(~48Y)
Portfolio
Return (%)
0.51 3.61 12.43 -4.15 8.21 3.41 5.19 7.45 7.19 10.30
US Inflation (%) 0.00 1.36 1.36 4.64 5.24 3.81 2.60 2.48 2.50 3.71
Infl. Adjusted
Return (%)
0.51 2.21 10.92 -8.40 2.82 -0.39 2.53 4.85 4.58 6.36
Waiting for updates, inflation of Mar 2023 is temporarily set to 0%. Returns / Inflation rates over 1 year are annualized.
RISK INDICATORS
Standard Deviation (%) 15.24 11.57 11.39 9.14 9.60 8.99 9.77
Sharpe Ratio -0.43 0.64 0.19 0.49 0.66 0.56 0.65
Sortino Ratio -0.62 0.89 0.26 0.66 0.86 0.73 0.87
MAXIMUM DRAWDOWN
Drawdown Depth (%) -14.75 -18.44 -18.44 -18.44 -32.39 -32.39 -32.39
Start (yyyy mm) 2022 04 2021 09 2021 09 2021 09 2007 11 2007 11 2007 11
Bottom (yyyy mm) 2022 09 2022 09 2022 09 2022 09 2009 02 2009 02 2009 02
Start to Bottom (# months) 6 13 13 13 16 16 16
Start to Recovery (# months) in progress
> 12
> 19
> 19
> 19
36
36
36
ROLLING PERIOD RETURNS - Annualized
Best Return (%) 49.03 34.18 28.56 18.89 14.65 13.20
Worst Return (%) -27.21 -6.40 0.60 4.77 6.30 7.14
% Positive Periods 85% 97% 100% 100% 100% 100%
MONTHS
Positive 1 2 4 6 22 36 75 157 233 386
Negative 0 1 2 6 14 24 45 83 127 193
% Positive 100% 67% 67% 50% 61% 60% 63% 65% 65% 67%
WITHDRAWAL RATES (WR)
Safe WR (%) 39.91 20.90 12.65 9.94 7.17 9.24
Perpetual WR (%) 2.75 0.00 2.46 4.63 4.38 5.98
Terms and Definitions
  • Annualized Portfolio Return: it's the annualized geometric mean return of the portfolio
  • Standard Deviation: it's a measure of the dispersion of returns around the mean
  • Sharpe Ratio: it's a measure of risk-adjusted performance of the portfolio. It's calculated by dividing the excess return of the portfolio over the risk-free rate by the portfolio standard deviation. The risk-free rate here considered is the 1-3 Mth T-Bill return.
  • Sortino Ratio: another measure of risk-adjusted performance of the portfolio. It's a modification of the Sharpe Ratio (same formula but the denominator is the portfolio downside standard deviation).
  • Maximum Drawdown: a drawdown refers to the decline in value from a relative peak value to a relative trough. A maximum drawdown is the maximum observed loss from a peak to a trough of a portfolio before a new peak is attained.
  • Rolling Returns: returns over a time frame (best, worst, % of positive returns).
  • Pos./Neg. Months: number of months with positive/negative return.
  • Safe Withdrawal Rate (SWR): it's the percentage of the original portfolio balance that can be withdrawn at the end of each year with inflation adjustment, without the portfolio running out of money (dollar amount withdrawal).
  • Perpetual Withdrawal Rate (PWR): it's the percentage of portfolio balance that can be withdrawn at the end of each year, while retaining the inflation adjusted portfolio balance (percentage withdrawal).

Portfolio Components Correlation

Correlation measures to what degree the returns of the two assets move in relation to each other.

Correlation coefficient is a numerical value between -1 and +1.

If one variable goes up by a certain amount, the correlation coefficient indicates which way the other variable moves and by how much.

Asset correlations are calculated based on monthly returns.
COMPONENTS MONTHLY CORRELATIONS
Monthly correlations as of 31 March 2023
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Asset SCZ EFV IJR IJS VTV VV IEI
SCZ
1.00
0.96
0.83
0.81
0.85
0.90
0.78
EFV
0.96
1.00
0.81
0.81
0.88
0.83
0.70
IJR
0.83
0.81
1.00
0.99
0.92
0.91
0.52
IJS
0.81
0.81
0.99
1.00
0.91
0.87
0.48
VTV
0.85
0.88
0.92
0.91
1.00
0.90
0.57
VV
0.90
0.83
0.91
0.87
0.90
1.00
0.75
IEI
0.78
0.70
0.52
0.48
0.57
0.75
1.00
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Asset SCZ EFV IJR IJS VTV VV IEI
SCZ
1.00
0.92
0.87
0.85
0.89
0.90
0.13
EFV
0.92
1.00
0.82
0.84
0.88
0.79
-0.01
IJR
0.87
0.82
1.00
0.99
0.91
0.89
-0.06
IJS
0.85
0.84
0.99
1.00
0.90
0.85
-0.12
VTV
0.89
0.88
0.91
0.90
1.00
0.92
-0.07
VV
0.90
0.79
0.89
0.85
0.92
1.00
0.12
IEI
0.13
-0.01
-0.06
-0.12
-0.07
0.12
1.00
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Asset SCZ EFV IJR IJS VTV VV IEI
SCZ
1.00
0.92
0.79
0.77
0.82
0.86
0.08
EFV
0.92
1.00
0.74
0.75
0.84
0.79
-0.04
IJR
0.79
0.74
1.00
0.99
0.88
0.86
-0.12
IJS
0.77
0.75
0.99
1.00
0.88
0.83
-0.17
VTV
0.82
0.84
0.88
0.88
1.00
0.93
-0.14
VV
0.86
0.79
0.86
0.83
0.93
1.00
0.03
IEI
0.08
-0.04
-0.12
-0.17
-0.14
0.03
1.00
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Asset SCZ EFV IJR IJS VTV VV IEI
SCZ
1.00
0.91
0.72
0.72
0.73
0.73
-0.11
EFV
0.91
1.00
0.72
0.75
0.81
0.78
-0.14
IJR
0.72
0.72
1.00
0.96
0.80
0.82
-0.20
IJS
0.72
0.75
0.96
1.00
0.85
0.82
-0.20
VTV
0.73
0.81
0.80
0.85
1.00
0.95
-0.15
VV
0.73
0.78
0.82
0.82
0.95
1.00
-0.12
IEI
-0.11
-0.14
-0.20
-0.20
-0.15
-0.12
1.00
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Asset SCZ EFV IJR IJS VTV VV IEI
SCZ
1.00
0.93
0.76
0.76
0.79
0.81
0.07
EFV
0.93
1.00
0.76
0.77
0.84
0.83
0.05
IJR
0.76
0.76
1.00
0.97
0.83
0.84
0.01
IJS
0.76
0.77
0.97
1.00
0.86
0.83
0.02
VTV
0.79
0.84
0.83
0.86
1.00
0.95
0.08
VV
0.81
0.83
0.84
0.83
0.95
1.00
0.09
IEI
0.07
0.05
0.01
0.02
0.08
0.09
1.00

Portfolio Dividends

In 2022, the Tim Maurer Simple Money Portfolio granted a 1.76% dividend yield. If you are interested in getting periodic income, please refer to the Tim Maurer Simple Money Portfolio: Dividend Yield page.

Capital Growth as of Mar 31, 2023

An investment of 1000$, since April 1993, now would be worth 8022.64$, with a total return of 702.26% (7.19% annualized).

The Inflation Adjusted Capital now would be 3829.45$, with a net total return of 282.94% (4.58% annualized).
An investment of 1000$, since January 1975, now would be worth 113331.22$, with a total return of 11233.12% (10.30% annualized).

The Inflation Adjusted Capital now would be 19551.56$, with a net total return of 1855.16% (6.36% annualized).

Drawdowns

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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
-18.44% Sep 2021 Sep 2022 13 in progress 6 19
-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
-6.44% Feb 1994 Jun 1994 5 Apr 1995 10 15
-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
-2.89% Jun 1996 Jul 1996 2 Sep 1996 2 4
-2.86% Feb 2018 Mar 2018 2 Aug 2018 5 7
-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
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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
-18.44% Sep 2021 Sep 2022 13 in progress 6 19
-17.06% Sep 1987 Nov 1987 3 Sep 1988 10 13
-14.55% Jan 2020 Mar 2020 3 Nov 2020 8 11
-11.99% Jan 1990 Oct 1990 10 Feb 1991 4 14
-11.27% May 2011 Sep 2011 5 Mar 2012 6 11
-10.06% Feb 1980 Mar 1980 2 May 1980 2 4
-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
-7.97% Jul 1975 Sep 1975 3 Jan 1976 4 7
-7.67% Dec 1981 Jun 1982 7 Aug 1982 2 9
-7.65% Sep 1979 Oct 1979 2 Jan 1980 3 5
-7.35% Jul 1981 Sep 1981 3 Nov 1981 2 5
-7.08% Oct 1978 Oct 1978 1 Jan 1979 3 4
-6.83% Feb 2001 Sep 2001 8 Mar 2002 6 14
-6.66% Jun 2015 Feb 2016 9 Jul 2016 5 14
-6.44% Feb 1994 Jun 1994 5 Apr 1995 10 15
-6.36% Feb 1984 May 1984 4 Aug 1984 3 7
-5.80% Apr 2012 May 2012 2 Sep 2012 4 6

Rolling Returns ( more details)

Tim Maurer Simple Money Portfolio: annualized rolling and average returns

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Rolling
Period
Return (*) Negative
Periods
Average (%) Best (%) Worst (%)
1 Year
10.60 49.03
Jul 1982 - Jun 1983
-27.21
Mar 2008 - Feb 2009
15.49%
2 Years
10.44 37.44
Jul 1984 - Jun 1986
-14.86
Mar 2007 - Feb 2009
5.94%
3 Years
10.36 34.18
Aug 1984 - Jul 1987
-6.40
Mar 2006 - Feb 2009
2.57%
5 Years
10.34 28.56
Aug 1982 - Jul 1987
0.60
Mar 2004 - Feb 2009
0.00%
7 Years
10.37 23.35
Aug 1982 - Jul 1989
3.90
Oct 2015 - Sep 2022
0.00%
10 Years
10.43 18.89
Sep 1977 - Aug 1987
4.77
Oct 2012 - Sep 2022
0.00%
15 Years
10.09 17.23
Jan 1975 - Dec 1989
4.08
Oct 2007 - Sep 2022
0.00%
20 Years
10.03 14.65
Jan 1975 - Dec 1994
6.30
Apr 2000 - Mar 2020
0.00%
30 Years
10.06 13.20
Jan 1975 - Dec 2004
7.14
Oct 1992 - Sep 2022
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

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

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

For further information about the seasonality, check the Asset Class Seasonality page.
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Monthly Average Return (%) and Gain Frequency
Return (%) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average
Gain Frequency
1.48
60%
-0.71
40%
-1.42
60%
0.96
80%
0.62
80%
-0.28
40%
1.49
80%
0.00
60%
-1.83
20%
0.49
60%
2.81
80%
0.39
60%
 Capital Growth on monthly avg returns
100
101.48
100.76
99.33
100.28
100.90
100.63
102.13
102.13
100.26
100.75
103.58
103.99
Best 5.6
2023
2.8
2021
2.1
2021
5.0
2020
2.8
2020
4.0
2019
4.3
2022
3.1
2020
2.0
2019
4.8
2022
8.4
2020
3.5
2020
Worst -2.6
2022
-4.5
2020
-9.3
2020
-4.7
2022
-3.7
2019
-5.7
2022
-0.3
2019
-3.7
2022
-6.8
2022
-5.0
2018
-2.4
2021
-4.3
2018
Monthly Seasonality over the period Apr 2018 - Mar 2023
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Monthly Average Return (%) and Gain Frequency
Return (%) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average
Gain Frequency
0.61
50%
0.10
50%
-0.21
50%
1.05
90%
0.53
80%
-0.24
40%
1.42
80%
-0.34
50%
-0.59
40%
0.94
70%
1.86
90%
0.36
60%
 Capital Growth on monthly avg returns
100
100.61
100.71
100.50
101.56
102.10
101.85
103.30
102.94
102.33
103.30
105.22
105.60
Best 5.6
2023
3.2
2014
4.6
2016
5.0
2020
2.8
2020
4.0
2019
4.3
2022
3.1
2020
4.6
2013
4.8
2022
8.4
2020
3.5
2020
Worst -2.8
2016
-4.5
2020
-9.3
2020
-4.7
2022
-3.7
2019
-5.7
2022
-2.0
2014
-3.7
2022
-6.8
2022
-5.0
2018
-2.4
2021
-4.3
2018
Monthly Seasonality over the period Apr 2013 - Mar 2023
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Monthly Average Return (%) and Gain Frequency
Return (%) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average
Gain Frequency
1.23
65%
0.50
63%
0.84
69%
1.47
79%
0.94
71%
0.71
58%
0.73
63%
0.54
65%
-0.07
54%
0.45
60%
1.53
75%
1.44
77%
 Capital Growth on monthly avg returns
100
101.23
101.74
102.59
104.10
105.08
105.83
106.61
107.18
107.11
107.59
109.23
110.81
Best 9.7
1975
6.8
1986
5.6
1986
7.7
2009
6.1
2003
4.3
1988
5.9
2009
8.5
1982
5.9
2010
8.8
1982
8.4
2020
7.6
1991
Worst -7.9
2009
-6.7
2009
-9.3
2020
-4.7
2022
-5.4
2010
-5.7
2022
-4.8
2002
-7.5
1998
-6.8
2022
-12.9
1987
-3.3
1987
-4.3
2018
Monthly Seasonality over the period Jan 1975 - Mar 2023

Monthly/Yearly Returns

Tim Maurer Simple Money Portfolio data source starts from January 1975: let's focus on monthly and yearly returns.

We are providing two different views:
  • Histogram: it shows the distribution of the returns recorded so far
  • Plain Table: it shows the detailed monthly and yearly returns
MONTHLY RETURNS HISTOGRAM
Jan 1975 - Mar 2023
386 Positive Months (67%) - 193 Negative Months (33%)
MONTHLY RETURNS TABLE
Jan 1975 - Mar 2023
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Yearly Return(%)
Monthly Return(%)
Year Total Infl.Adj Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2023
+3.61 +2.21 5.6 -2.4 0.5
2022
-11.48 -16.85 -2.6 -1.1 -0.7 -4.7 1.4 -5.7 4.3 -3.7 -6.8 4.8 5.8 -2.1
2021
+10.46 +3.20 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 +5.44 -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 +13.54 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 -8.39 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 +11.02 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 +5.95 -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 -0.26 -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 +1.56 -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 +16.07 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 +9.79 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 -3.54 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 +10.90 -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 +14.06 -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 -18.50 -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 +0.95 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 +12.63 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 +5.12 -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 +12.56 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 +26.46 -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 -2.42 -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 -1.92 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 +2.86 -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 +5.57 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 +8.36 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 +4.91 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 +17.12 0.4 2.0 2.5 2.1 2.5 0.8 2.4 0.2 1.2 -0.8 2.7 2.6
1994
-1.91 -4.47 3.1 -2.0 -3.5 0.6 -0.1 -1.5 2.4 2.5 -2.0 0.7 -2.7 1.0
1993
+18.40 +15.23 2.2 1.7 2.5 -0.2 1.6 0.9 1.0 3.6 0.8 1.8 -1.8 3.0
1992
+9.26 +6.18 1.0 1.4 -1.7 1.1 1.8 -0.8 1.6 -0.7 1.2 -0.4 2.0 2.5
1991
+19.48 +15.93 2.9 4.5 1.7 0.2 2.4 -3.6 2.8 2.2 -0.3 1.1 -3.0 7.6
1990
-6.46 -11.84 -5.2 0.6 1.0 -2.6 5.8 -0.3 -0.6 -6.7 -3.5 -0.7 4.2 2.0
1989
+18.70 +13.42 4.0 -1.5 1.3 3.8 3.1 0.6 5.4 0.3 -0.3 -1.3 1.2 1.0
1988
+17.54 +12.57 4.2 4.0 -1.0 0.9 0.2 4.3 -0.2 -1.5 3.4 2.1 -1.3 1.5
1987
+9.10 +4.47 8.5 3.4 2.0 -1.4 0.8 3.9 3.4 2.7 -1.5 -12.9 -3.3 5.0
1986
+29.42 +28.02 1.8 6.8 5.6 0.7 3.2 3.0 -2.2 6.0 -4.1 4.2 2.3 -0.7
1985
+35.92 +30.95 6.4 0.9 1.3 1.5 6.0 1.9 0.5 0.9 -1.3 3.7 5.3 4.2
1984
+8.33 +4.22 0.6 -2.5 0.4 0.2 -4.5 1.7 0.4 7.0 1.0 1.7 0.4 2.0
1983
+19.04 +14.70 2.6 3.3 2.2 5.8 0.1 2.4 -2.2 0.7 2.3 -1.2 2.3 -0.3
1982
+20.34 +15.90 -1.6 -2.4 -0.7 3.2 -1.4 -2.4 0.2 8.5 2.6 8.8 3.4 1.3
1981
+5.26 -3.36 -1.5 0.4 4.0 -1.3 1.9 0.0 -1.1 -3.8 -2.6 6.1 6.1 -2.5
1980
+16.99 +3.98 2.8 -3.2 -7.0 7.1 5.3 2.7 3.3 -0.9 1.4 0.4 6.0 -1.1
1979
+12.42 -0.77 3.8 -2.2 4.2 0.3 -0.4 3.4 0.8 3.5 -0.2 -7.5 4.9 1.8
1978
+14.64 +5.16 -2.4 0.4 3.0 5.4 2.0 0.0 4.2 3.8 0.5 -7.1 3.2 1.3
1977
+8.65 +1.82 -2.0 -0.1 0.6 1.6 0.5 4.1 -0.3 0.2 0.8 -1.6 3.6 1.1
1976
+18.42 +12.93 8.2 0.7 1.4 -0.7 -1.7 3.3 -0.3 0.1 1.6 -1.1 1.9 3.8
1975
+27.95 +19.65 9.7 3.9 1.9 2.6 4.9 3.7 -4.0 -1.6 -2.5 5.0 2.0 0.2

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

Portfolio efficiency

Compared to the Tim Maurer Simple Money Portfolio, the following portfolios granted a higher return over 30 Years and a less severe drawdown at the same time.

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30 Years Stats (%)
% Allocation
Portfolio Return Dev.Std Drawdown Stocks Bonds Comm
Stocks/Bonds 60/40
+7.92 9.47 -30.55 60 40 0
Couch Potato
Scott Burns
+7.90 8.66 -27.04 50 50 0
Stocks/Bonds 40/60 Momentum
+7.85 6.85 -21.11 40 60 0
Golden Butterfly
+7.67 7.52 -17.79 40 40 20
Robo Advisor 50
Betterment
+7.40 9.23 -30.72 49.9 50.1 0
Dimensional 2030 Retirement Income
DFA
+7.35 9.17 -31.78 55.9 44.1 0
Marc Faber Portfolio
Marc Faber
+7.32 9.53 -28.82 50 25 25
All Weather Portfolio
Ray Dalio
+7.28 7.20 -20.19 30 55 15
Edge Select Moderate
Merrill Lynch
+7.25 8.84 -29.58 53 47 0
Simple Money Portfolio
Tim Maurer
+7.19 8.99 -32.39 60 40 0

Here's a list containing the Best Classic Portfolios, with the highest returns over 30 Years and High Risk categorization.

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30 Years Stats (%)
% Allocation
Portfolio Return Dev.Std Drawdown Stocks Bonds Comm
Stocks/Bonds 60/40 Momentum
+9.37 9.41 -32.52 60 40 0
Simple Path to Wealth
JL Collins
+8.64 11.61 -38.53 75 25 0
Late Sixties and Beyond
Burton Malkiel
+8.24 11.57 -41.80 71 29 0
Yale Endowment
David Swensen
+8.14 10.82 -39.48 70 30 0
Seven Value
Scott Burns
+8.03 11.24 -41.22 71.5 28.5 0
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