01Benchmark
Buy & hold S&P 500
−4.09%−$4,090
02Model
Buffett's advice: 90% S&P 500, 10% short bonds
−3.66%−$3,659
03Model
Graham and Markowitz: half stocks, half bonds
−1.62%−$1,622
04Model
Ray Dalio's All Weather
−1.13%−$1,133
05Model
David Swensen's Yale model
−0.54%−$538
06Model
William Bernstein's No-Brainer
−1.41%−$1,410
07Model
Rick Ferri's Core Four
−1.75%−$1,750
08Model
Mebane Faber's Ivy Five
−1.31%−$1,315
09Model
The Golden Butterfly (Portfolio Charts)
−0.72%−$715
10Model
Bill Schultheis's Coffeehouse portfolio
+0.09%+$85
11Model
Graham's upper limit: 75% stocks
−2.84%−$2,841
12Model
Graham's lower limit: 25% stocks
−0.37%−$372
13Model
Vanguard LifeStrategy Growth: 80/20
−2.22%−$2,221
14Model
Vanguard LifeStrategy Moderate: 60/40
−1.44%−$1,437
15Model
Vanguard LifeStrategy Conservative: 40/60
−0.69%−$687
16Model
Vanguard Wellington: about 65/35
−2.35%−$2,346
17Model
Dave Ramsey's four equal parts
−2.33%−$2,328
18Model
The Talmud: land, business, cash
+0.08%+$80
19Model
Norway's sovereign fund: 70/30
−2.04%−$2,041
20Model
Paul Merriman's two funds
−2.28%−$2,276
21Model
Harry Browne's Permanent Portfolio
−0.87%−$869
22Model
Bogleheads Three-Fund Portfolio
−1.61%−$1,606
23Model
Scott Burns' Couch Potato: 50/50
−1.62%−$1,622
24Model
Paul Farrell's Second-Grader's portfolio
−2.78%−$2,781
25Model
Harvard endowment, public-market version
−1.76%−$1,762
26Model
William Bernstein's Coward's Portfolio
−0.78%−$780
27Model
Larry Swedroe's Larry Portfolio
+0.32%+$317
28Model
Alexander Green's Gone Fishin' Portfolio
−1.04%−$1,045
29Model
Vanguard Target Retirement 2050
−2.88%−$2,884
30Model
Vanguard Target Retirement 2030
−1.63%−$1,626
31Model
Vanguard Target Retirement Income
−0.49%−$489
32Model
Japan's GPIF: four equal parts
−0.70%−$697
33Model
CalPERS: the 2021 policy
−0.48%−$484
34Model
Singapore's GIC: 65/35
−1.87%−$1,875
35Model
Canada's CPP: 85/15
−2.40%−$2,396
36Model
Siegel: all in US stocks
−4.09%−$4,090
37Model
Global market portfolio
−0.83%−$834
38Model
Taleb's barbell: 90% cash
−0.24%−$238
39Model
Malkiel: the 50s
−0.97%−$971
40Model
Paul Merriman's Ultimate 60/40
−0.36%−$360
41Model
J.L. Collins' Simple Path to Wealth
−2.84%−$2,841
42Model
Frank Armstrong's Ideal Index Portfolio
−0.39%−$385
43Model
Scott Burns' Margarita Portfolio
−1.73%−$1,730
44Model
iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation (AOR)
−1.71%−$1,712
45Model
Craig Israelsen's 7Twelve Portfolio
−1.60%−$1,603
46Model
The Four Corners Portfolio
−1.41%−$1,409
47Model
Equal weight: 10% in each of 10 classes
−1.17%−$1,171
48Model
Mebane Faber's Global Asset Allocation
−0.81%−$808
49Model
RPAR Risk Parity ETF
−1.64%−$1,645
50Model
William Bengen's retiree portfolio
−0.68%−$676
51Model
Vanguard LifeStrategy Income Fund
+0.06%+$63
52Model
Fidelity Four-in-One Index Fund
−2.22%−$2,222
53Model
Vanguard Target Retirement 2040
−2.27%−$2,267
54Model
New Zealand Super Fund reference portfolio
−2.46%−$2,456
55Model
Stanford endowment, public-market version
−0.79%−$795
56Model
Alaska Permanent Fund: 2026 targets
−0.40%−$403
57Model
ABP: the 2024–2026 plan
−0.14%−$143
58Model
CalSTRS: the teachers' fund target
−0.47%−$469
59Model
Vanguard Wellesley Income Fund
−0.41%−$410
60Model
Dimensional Global Allocation 60/40 (DGSIX)
−1.23%−$1,233