Permanent Portfolio

Details

Created by investment analyst Harry Browne in the 1980s. 

The goal of the portfolio is to perform well regardless of the economic conditions. You can read more about it in his book Fail-Safe Investing.

Asset Allocation & Recommended ETFs

Weight
Ticker
ETF Name
Sector
25%
BIL
SPDR Blmbg Barclays 1-3 Mth T-Bill
Bond, U.S., Ultra Short-Term
25%
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust
Commodity, Gold
25%
SPY
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Equity, U.S., Large Cap
25%
TLT
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond
Bond, U.S., Long-Term

Metrics

All Data
Annual Return
8.4%
Sharpe Ratio
0.53
10 Year Annual Return
4.6%
Volatility (annualized)
7.4%
Max Drawdown
-15.5%
Positive Periods
65.3%
Dot Com Annual Return
2.5%
Great Financial Crisis Return
6.8%
Trade Frequency
Static
Ulcer Performance Index
1.4

How to Invest

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

Rolling Returns

Low
Average
High
1-Year
-13.8%
8.7%
43.7%
3-Year
0.7%
8.7%
21.7%
5-Year
2.7%
8.5%
16.5%
10-Year
3.4%
8.5%
15.1%

Charts

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

All Data
Portfolio
60/40
S&P 500
Annual Return
8.4%
9.3%
10.3%
10Y Annual Return
4.6%
7.9%
12.2%
Sharpe Ratio
0.53
0.51
0.43
Max Drawdown
-15.5%
-29.7%
-50.97%
Volatility (annualized)
7.4%
9.9%
15.4%
Dot Com Annual Return
2.5%
-4.2%
-14.60%
Great Financial Crisis Annual Return
6.8%
-0.3%
-5.66%
Positive Periods
65.3%
65.8%
63.3%

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

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