Balanced

Many people have seen the actively managed balanced funds that are out there. What if you could beat those funds tax efficiently, cheaply, and easily? Welcome to the simple balanced portfolio. This portfolio contains only two funds and is extremely easy to implement. Take a look at the other balanced funds and see how they compare. Don’t forget the fact that this can be done with an expense ratio less than 0.15%!

Portfolio Allocation

  • Total Bond Market - 50%
  • Large Cap Blend (TSM) - 50%
allocation pie chart

Portfolio Information

Yearly Returns

  • 2008     -16%
  • 2007     6.21%
  • 2006     9.89%
  • 2005     4.19%
  • 2004     8.38%
  • 2003     17.66%
  • 2002     -6.35%
  • 2001     -1.27%
  • 2000     0.41%
  • 1999     11.53%
  • 1998     15.92%
  • 1997     20.22%
  • 1996     12.27%
  • 1995     26.99%
  • 1994     -1.42%
  • 1993     10.15%
  • 1992     8.47%
  • 1991     24.98%
  • 1990     1.33%
  • 1989     21.27%
  • 1988     12.68%
  • 1987     1.42%
  • 1986     14.6%
  • 1985     25.1%
  • 1984     9.4%
  • 1983     15.1%
  • 1982     23.1%
  • 1981     3.55%
  • 1980     19.65%
  • 1979     14.8%
  • 1978     4.85%
  • 1977     -0.6%
  • 1976     19.2%
  • 1975     23.5%
  • 1974     -10.1%
  • 1973     -7.35%
  • 1972     11.3%

Portfolio Stats

  • Average Return   9.59%
  • CAGR                   9.08%
  • Standard Dev      10.62%
  • Correlation US       -0.01
growth of $10000 chart investment drawdown