MODEL PORTFOLIOS

Stress-Tested Against 7 Historical Crises

How would the world’s most popular portfolios have survived the 2008 GFC, COVID crash, Dot-com bust, and more? Explore real drawdown data for 12 model portfolios.

Classic 60/40 Portfolio

Moderate

Traditional Finance

WORST CRISIS

-22%

MAX DD

-30%

RECOVERY

26mo

All Weather Portfolio

Conservative

Ray Dalio / Bridgewater

WORST CRISIS

-22%

MAX DD

-22%

RECOVERY

14mo

Three-Fund Portfolio

Moderate

Bogleheads / Taylor Larimore

WORST CRISIS

-38%

MAX DD

-44%

RECOVERY

38mo

Permanent Portfolio

Conservative

Harry Browne

WORST CRISIS

-15%

MAX DD

-15%

RECOVERY

10mo

Golden Butterfly

Moderate

Tyler / Portfolio Charts

WORST CRISIS

-15%

MAX DD

-18%

RECOVERY

13mo

All Stocks (S&P 500)

Aggressive

Index Investing

WORST CRISIS

-51%

MAX DD

-56%

RECOVERY

49mo

Target Date 2030

Moderate

Vanguard / Fidelity

WORST CRISIS

-18%

MAX DD

-25%

RECOVERY

18mo

Income Portfolio

Moderate

Dividend Investors

WORST CRISIS

-30%

MAX DD

-35%

RECOVERY

28mo

Global Diversified Portfolio

Moderate

Institutional Allocation

WORST CRISIS

-35%

MAX DD

-42%

RECOVERY

34mo

Aggressive Growth Portfolio

Aggressive

Growth Investors

WORST CRISIS

-55%

MAX DD

-58%

RECOVERY

52mo

Conservative Retirement Portfolio

Conservative

Retirement Planning

WORST CRISIS

-16%

MAX DD

-16%

RECOVERY

11mo

Barbell Strategy

Moderate

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

WORST CRISIS

-25%

MAX DD

-28%

RECOVERY

22mo

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Historical data is educational only. Not financial advice. Past crisis returns do not predict future performance.