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50. William Bengen's retiree portfolio

Model risk: medium · Started: 2026-10-21 · Updated: 2026-11-06

Account$99,324
Return−0.68%
vs S&P 500+3.41%
Worst drop−2.13%

What it does

From the creator of the 4% rule: 55% stocks in five equal slices (US large, mid, small, micro, foreign), 40% intermediate government bonds and 5% T-bills. Mid-caps and micro-caps are merged into large and small companies.

Origin and history since 1926 →

Account value

$95,268$96,872$98,476$100,080$101,6842026-10-222026-10-292026-11-06
William Bengen's retiree portfolioS&P 500 buy & hold

Next move

No changes planned for the next session.

Holdings now

TickerQtyPriceValueShare
BIL54$91.46$4,9394.97%
EFA106$101.89$10,80010.87%
IEF439$91.86$40,32740.60%
IWM79$273.67$21,62021.77%
SPY28$735.29$20,58820.73%
Cash$1,0501.06%

Trade log

DateActionTickerQtyPriceValueFee
2026-10-22BuyIEF439$90.75$39,839$19.92
2026-10-22BuyEFA106$103.26$10,946$5.47
2026-10-22BuyIWM79$274.81$21,710$10.85
2026-10-22BuyBIL54$91.61$4,947$2.47
2026-10-22BuySPY28$766.37$21,458$10.73

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