Ideal Index Portfolio

Details

The Ideal Index Portfolio is profiled in Frank Armstrong’s book The Informed Investor: A Hype-Free Guide to Constructing a Sound Financial Portfolio.

It leans slightly toward value stocks over growth and is equally weighted between the US and international equities.

The portfolio holds 62% in equities, 30% in bonds, and 8% in REITs.

Asset Allocation & Recommended ETFs

Performance Metrics

All Data
Annual Return
7.0%
Sharpe Ratio
0.47
10 Year Annual Return
5.3%
Volatility (annualized)
11.0%
Max Drawdown
-40.1%
Positive Periods
65.9%
Dot Com Annual Return
-4.6%
Great Financial Crisis Return
-1.1%
Trade Frequency
Static
Ulcer Performance Index
0.7

How to Invest in the Ideal Index Portfolio

M1 Finance is the recommended platform to invest in this portfolio.  Find out why.

Ideal Index Portfolio Rolling Returns

Charts

Portfolio vs. 60/40 vs. S&P 500

All Data

**S&P 500 backtest to 1972 and 60/40 backtest to 1970

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