Model Portfolios

Sample portfolios for various goals and time horizons.

Planning assumption: the long-run, per-asset-class return and volatility our builder and projections use. Set conservatively; it is not a forecast of next year.

6 models · All strategies · Lowest risk first

Model portfolios, one row per mix.
Prioritizes protecting your money.RiskConservativeAssumption4.6%/yrBacktested 3YBDS exposure<0.1%, low
Balances stability with modest growth.RiskConservativeAssumption5.1%/yrBacktested 3YBDS exposure<0.1%, low
A classic balanced mix.RiskBalancedAssumption6.0%/yrBacktested 3YBDS exposure0.2%, low
Growth-focused.RiskGrowthAssumption7.2%/yrBacktested 3YBDS exposure0.2%, low
Full stock exposure across US and emerging markets (developing economies).RiskGrowthAssumption7.3%/yrBacktested 3YBDS exposure0.2%, low
Aggressive stocks plus a Bitcoin allocation for speculative upside.RiskGrowthAssumption8.6%/yrBacktested 3YBDS exposure0.3%, low

How these models have done

Backtested Returns

A backtest takes each model's mix of funds and replays it through real past prices, to show what it would have done — nobody actually held it. Below, $10,000 goes into every model on the same day.

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Showing 3 years. A model whose youngest fund is newer than that starts where its own history starts, and its row says so.