Big Rocks Conservative Portfolio by Larry Swedroe

Details

The Big Rocks Conservative Portfolio was created by Larry Swedroe and profiled on Seeking Alpha.

Swedroe is the director of research for Buckingham Asset Management and author of numerous books including Your Complete Guide to a Safe and Secure Retirement and The Only Guide to a Winning Investment Strategy You’ll Ever Need.

The portfolio is intended to cover all the major “rocks” in investing with a heavy tilt towards bonds in order to be more conservative.

It invests 36% in equities, 60% in bonds, and 4% in REITs.

Asset Allocation & Recommended ETFs

Performance Metrics

All Data
Annual Return
6.6%
Sharpe Ratio
0.64
10 Year Annual Return
4.0%
Volatility (annualized)
7.0%
Max Drawdown
-22.0%
Positive Periods
72.1%
Dot Com Annual Return
3.9%
Great Financial Crisis Return
1.9%
Trade Frequency
Static
Ulcer Performance Index
1.1

How to Invest in the Big Rocks Conservative Portfolio

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Big Rocks Conservative 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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