Aim Ways Ulcer Free Strategy Portfolio vs The Lazy Team Simplified Permanent Portfolio Portfolio Comparison

Simulation Settings
Period: July 1985 - March 2025 (~40 years)
Consolidated Returns as of 31 March 2025
Rebalancing: at every Jan 1st
Currency: USD
Inflation: US
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30 Years
All (since July 1985)
Inflation Adjusted:
Aim Ways Ulcer Free Strategy Portfolio
1.00$
Initial Capital
April 1995
8.90$
Final Capital
March 2025
7.56%
Yearly Return
6.05%
Std Deviation
-17.48%
Max Drawdown
35months
Recovery Period
1.00$
Initial Capital
April 1995
4.21$
Final Capital
March 2025
4.91%
Yearly Return
6.05%
Std Deviation
-25.86%
Max Drawdown
51months*
Recovery Period
* in progress
1.00$
Initial Capital
July 1985
23.05$
Final Capital
March 2025
8.21%
Yearly Return
6.07%
Std Deviation
-17.48%
Max Drawdown
35months
Recovery Period
1.00$
Initial Capital
July 1985
7.75$
Final Capital
March 2025
5.29%
Yearly Return
6.07%
Std Deviation
-25.86%
Max Drawdown
51months*
Recovery Period
* in progress
The Lazy Team Simplified Permanent Portfolio
1.00$
Initial Capital
April 1995
8.37$
Final Capital
March 2025
7.34%
Yearly Return
6.92%
Std Deviation
-16.43%
Max Drawdown
27months
Recovery Period
1.00$
Initial Capital
April 1995
3.96$
Final Capital
March 2025
4.69%
Yearly Return
6.92%
Std Deviation
-23.36%
Max Drawdown
51months*
Recovery Period
* in progress
1.00$
Initial Capital
July 1985
19.63$
Final Capital
March 2025
7.78%
Yearly Return
6.73%
Std Deviation
-16.43%
Max Drawdown
27months
Recovery Period
1.00$
Initial Capital
July 1985
6.60$
Final Capital
March 2025
4.86%
Yearly Return
6.73%
Std Deviation
-23.36%
Max Drawdown
51months*
Recovery Period
* in progress

As of March 2025, in the previous 30 Years, the Aim Ways Ulcer Free Strategy Portfolio obtained a 7.56% compound annual return, with a 6.05% standard deviation. It suffered a maximum drawdown of -17.48% that required 35 months to be recovered.

As of March 2025, in the previous 30 Years, the The Lazy Team Simplified Permanent Portfolio obtained a 7.34% compound annual return, with a 6.92% standard deviation. It suffered a maximum drawdown of -16.43% that required 27 months to be recovered.

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Asset Allocations and ETFs

The compared portfolios have the following asset allocations.

Aim Ways Ulcer Free Strategy Portfolio
Weight
(%)
ETF
Ticker
Name
11.00
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust
34.00
BNDX
Vanguard Total International Bond
28.00
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond
15.00
CWB
SPDR Bloomberg Convertible Securities ETF
12.00
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust
The Lazy Team Simplified Permanent Portfolio
Weight
(%)
ETF
Ticker
Name
25.00
VTI
Vanguard Total Stock Market
50.00
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond
25.00
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust
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Portfolio Returns as of Mar 31, 2025

Returns are calculated in USD, assuming:
  • no fees or capital gain taxes.
  • rebalancing: at every Jan 1st.
  • dividend reinvestment, when applicable.
RETURN COMPARISON
Period: 1 July 1985 - 31 March 2025 (~40 years)
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Return (%) as of Mar 31, 2025
YTD
(3M)
1M 6M 1Y 5Y 10Y 30Y MAX
(~40Y)
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Aim Ways
2.22 -0.35 1.94 9.09 5.43 5.45 7.56 8.21
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The Lazy Team
5.44 1.21 3.85 14.13 6.65 5.99 7.34 7.78
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Capital Growth as of Mar 31, 2025

Aim Ways Ulcer Free Strategy Portfolio: an investment of 1$, since April 1995, now would be worth 8.90$, with a total return of 790.21% (7.56% annualized).

The Lazy Team Simplified Permanent Portfolio: an investment of 1$, since April 1995, now would be worth 8.37$, with a total return of 737.24% (7.34% annualized).


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Aim Ways Ulcer Free Strategy Portfolio: an investment of 1$, since July 1985, now would be worth 23.05$, with a total return of 2205.01% (8.21% annualized).

The Lazy Team Simplified Permanent Portfolio: an investment of 1$, since July 1985, now would be worth 19.63$, with a total return of 1862.87% (7.78% annualized).


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Portfolio Metrics as of Mar 31, 2025

The following metrics, updated as of 31 March 2025, provide an overview of performance and risk, with the best value in each row highlighted within the table.

METRIC COMPARISON
Period: 1 April 2024 - 31 March 2025 (1 year)
Period: 1 April 2020 - 31 March 2025 (5 years)
Period: 1 April 2015 - 31 March 2025 (10 years)
Period: 1 April 1995 - 31 March 2025 (30 years)
Period: 1 July 1985 - 31 March 2025 (~40 years)
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Ulcer Free Strategy Simplified Permanent Portfolio
Author Aim Ways The Lazy Team
ASSET ALLOCATION
Stocks 11% 25%
Fixed Income 77% 50%
Commodities 12% 25%
PERFORMANCES
Annualized Return (%) 9.09 14.13
Infl. Adjusted Return (%) 6.54 11.47
DRAWDOWN
Deepest Drawdown Depth (%) -2.00 -2.24
Start to Recovery (months) 3 2
Longest Drawdown Depth (%) -2.00 -1.86
Start to Recovery (months) 3 2
Longest Negative Period (months) 3 3
RISK INDICATORS
Standard Deviation (%) 5.03 5.91
Sharpe Ratio 0.83 1.56
Sortino Ratio 1.04 1.93
Ulcer Index 0.75 0.82
Ratio: Return / Standard Deviation 1.81 2.39
Ratio: Return / Deepest Drawdown 4.54 6.31
Metrics calculated over the period 1 April 2024 - 31 March 2025
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Ulcer Free Strategy Simplified Permanent Portfolio
Author Aim Ways The Lazy Team
ASSET ALLOCATION
Stocks 11% 25%
Fixed Income 77% 50%
Commodities 12% 25%
PERFORMANCES
Annualized Return (%) 5.43 6.65
Infl. Adjusted Return (%) 1.01 2.19
DRAWDOWN
Deepest Drawdown Depth (%) -17.48 -16.43
Start to Recovery (months) 35 27
Longest Drawdown Depth (%) -17.48 -16.43
Start to Recovery (months) 35 27
Longest Negative Period (months) 41 40
RISK INDICATORS
Standard Deviation (%) 7.98 8.77
Sharpe Ratio 0.37 0.48
Sortino Ratio 0.52 0.65
Ulcer Index 7.26 5.95
Ratio: Return / Standard Deviation 0.68 0.76
Ratio: Return / Deepest Drawdown 0.31 0.40
Metrics calculated over the period 1 April 2020 - 31 March 2025
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Ulcer Free Strategy Simplified Permanent Portfolio
Author Aim Ways The Lazy Team
ASSET ALLOCATION
Stocks 11% 25%
Fixed Income 77% 50%
Commodities 12% 25%
PERFORMANCES
Annualized Return (%) 5.45 5.99
Infl. Adjusted Return (%) 2.29 2.82
DRAWDOWN
Deepest Drawdown Depth (%) -17.48 -16.43
Start to Recovery (months) 35 27
Longest Drawdown Depth (%) -17.48 -16.43
Start to Recovery (months) 35 27
Longest Negative Period (months) 41 40
RISK INDICATORS
Standard Deviation (%) 6.47 7.27
Sharpe Ratio 0.58 0.59
Sortino Ratio 0.80 0.83
Ulcer Index 5.23 4.45
Ratio: Return / Standard Deviation 0.84 0.82
Ratio: Return / Deepest Drawdown 0.31 0.36
Metrics calculated over the period 1 April 2015 - 31 March 2025
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Ulcer Free Strategy Simplified Permanent Portfolio
Author Aim Ways The Lazy Team
ASSET ALLOCATION
Stocks 11% 25%
Fixed Income 77% 50%
Commodities 12% 25%
PERFORMANCES
Annualized Return (%) 7.56 7.34
Infl. Adjusted Return (%) 4.91 4.69
DRAWDOWN
Deepest Drawdown Depth (%) -17.48 -16.43
Start to Recovery (months) 35 27
Longest Drawdown Depth (%) -17.48 -16.43
Start to Recovery (months) 35 27
Longest Negative Period (months) 41 40
RISK INDICATORS
Standard Deviation (%) 6.05 6.92
Sharpe Ratio 0.87 0.73
Sortino Ratio 1.21 1.02
Ulcer Index 3.46 3.15
Ratio: Return / Standard Deviation 1.25 1.06
Ratio: Return / Deepest Drawdown 0.43 0.45
Metrics calculated over the period 1 April 1995 - 31 March 2025
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Ulcer Free Strategy Simplified Permanent Portfolio
Author Aim Ways The Lazy Team
ASSET ALLOCATION
Stocks 11% 25%
Fixed Income 77% 50%
Commodities 12% 25%
PERFORMANCES
Annualized Return (%) 8.21 7.78
Infl. Adjusted Return (%) 5.29 4.86
DRAWDOWN
Deepest Drawdown Depth (%) -17.48 -16.43
Start to Recovery (months) 35 27
Longest Drawdown Depth (%) -17.48 -16.43
Start to Recovery (months) 35 27
Longest Negative Period (months) 41 40
RISK INDICATORS
Standard Deviation (%) 6.07 6.73
Sharpe Ratio 0.84 0.70
Sortino Ratio 1.17 0.97
Ulcer Index 3.20 2.92
Ratio: Return / Standard Deviation 1.35 1.16
Ratio: Return / Deepest Drawdown 0.47 0.47
Metrics calculated over the period 1 July 1985 - 31 March 2025
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Drawdowns

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.

DRAWDOWN COMPARISON
Period: 1 April 1995 - 31 March 2025 (30 years)
Period: 1 July 1985 - 31 March 2025 (~40 years)

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Ulcer Free Strategy Simplified Permanent Portfolio
Drawdown
(%)
Recovery
(#Months)
From
To
Drawdown
(%)
Recovery
(#Months)
From
To
-17.48 35 Sep 2021
Jul 2024
-16.43 27 Jan 2022
Mar 2024
-13.81 17 Mar 2008
Jul 2009
-13.28 18 Mar 2008
Aug 2009
-6.69 11 Apr 2013
Feb 2014
-6.23 12 Aug 2016
Jul 2017
-5.27 14 Feb 2015
Mar 2016
-5.09 9 Feb 1999
Oct 1999
-4.79 7 Apr 2004
Oct 2004
-4.73 26 Sep 2000
Oct 2002
-4.63 3 Jul 1998
Sep 1998
-4.61 6 May 2013
Oct 2013
-4.30 7 Dec 1996
Jun 1997
-4.08 7 Oct 2016
Apr 2017
-3.81 5 Jan 2021
May 2021

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Ulcer Free Strategy Simplified Permanent Portfolio
Drawdown
(%)
Recovery
(#Months)
From
To
Drawdown
(%)
Recovery
(#Months)
From
To
-17.48 35 Sep 2021
Jul 2024
-16.43 27 Jan 2022
Mar 2024
-13.81 17 Mar 2008
Jul 2009
-13.28 18 Mar 2008
Aug 2009
-7.24 15 Feb 1994
Apr 1995
-6.69 11 Apr 2013
Feb 2014
-6.23 12 Aug 2016
Jul 2017
-5.83 15 Aug 1987
Oct 1988
-5.67 14 Feb 1994
Mar 1995
-5.66 12 Jan 1990
Dec 1990
-5.36 6 Sep 1987
Feb 1988
-5.27 14 Feb 2015
Mar 2016
-5.09 9 Feb 1999
Oct 1999
-5.01 5 Aug 1990
Dec 1990
-4.79 7 Apr 2004
Oct 2004

Rolling Returns

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Time Period: 1 July 1985 - 31 March 2025 (~40 years)


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Yearly Returns

For each year, the following table provides the return and intra-year drawdown. The highlighted returns represent the highest values for that specific year.

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Ulcer Free Strategy Simplified Permanent Portfolio
Year Return
(%)
Drawdown
(%)
Return
(%)
Drawdown
(%)
2025
2.22 -0.35 5.44 0.00
2024
8.55 -2.00 12.30 -2.24
2023
13.74 -4.59 11.51 -5.16
2022
-15.39 -16.93 -12.67 -16.43
2021
1.14 -3.29 3.72 -3.81
2020
20.69 -2.80 16.46 -3.11
2019
14.71 -0.83 16.15 -0.99
2018
0.69 -2.59 -1.29 -3.68
2017
9.01 -0.91 9.78 -0.96
2016
5.21 -4.08 5.72 -6.23
2015
0.46 -2.56 -1.82 -5.27
2014
8.51 -1.57 7.12 -2.59
2013
1.73 -4.61 -1.76 -6.69
2012
9.44 -1.48 7.59 -1.89
2011
7.68 -1.94 10.45 -3.69
2010
13.35 -0.33 16.36 -0.02
2009
19.29 -1.70 9.94 -4.96
2008
-5.09 -13.81 0.94 -13.28
2007
10.42 -0.94 14.14 -1.50
2006
7.02 -1.81 10.82 -2.47
2005
5.78 -1.51 7.34 -1.60
2004
7.35 -2.86 6.42 -4.79
2003
15.98 -1.15 15.31 -2.22
2002
4.11 -2.74 9.00 -2.60
2001
1.74 -4.71 0.15 -3.21
2000
5.64 -4.73 4.63 -2.98
1999
12.39 -3.53 2.25 -5.09
1998
18.15 -2.77 12.93 -4.63
1997
4.45 -3.38 8.38 -2.87
1996
8.16 -0.95 4.09 -3.64
1995
22.80 0.00 21.97 0.00
1994
-4.83 -7.24 -4.18 -5.67
1993
15.58 -0.99 13.56 -1.61
1992
8.79 -2.57 4.46 -3.11
1991
23.75 -1.85 15.41 -1.06
1990
2.22 -5.01 1.55 -5.66
1989
13.13 -0.77 15.24 -1.52
1988
6.27 -2.13 3.97 -2.03
1987
4.63 -5.36 5.46 -5.83
1986
17.00 -1.71 19.06 -1.00
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