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The Stingy Investor Asset Mixer

Portfolios | Periodic Table
Portfolio by Asset Class
Asset Class Start Year Alpha Weight    
3 month Canadian T-bills 1970 %
Short Canadian Bonds 1980 %
Long Canadian Bonds 1970 %
All Canadian Bonds 1980 %
Canadian Real Return Bonds 1992 %
TSX Composite 1970 %
S&P 500 1970 %
Wilshire 5000 1975 %
MSCI EAFE 1970 %
MSCI Emerging Markets 1988 %
Gold Bullion 1970 %
3 month U.S. T-bills 1970 %
5 year U.S. T-bonds 1970 %
10 year U.S. T-bonds 1970 %
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Results

Overall Portfolio Stats (1970 to 2023)
Average Gain (Geometric)8.819%
Average Gain (Arithmetic)9.313%
Median Annual Gain10.545%
Standard Deviation10.223%
Total Growth (%) 9495%
Total Value of a $1000 Investment $95,948.46
Total Down Years 10 years (19%)
Total Years < 5.00%15 years (28%)
Total Years < 10.00%25 years (46%)
Total Time Span 54 years

Worst Drops (1970 to 2023)
Drop StartsDropRecovery Time
1974-15.71%2 years
2008-15.55%1 year
2022-14.21%still down
1981-6.55%1 year
1990-5.65%1 year

The Portfolio's Worst Years (1970 to 2023)
YearPortfolio Return
1974-15.71%
2008-15.55%
2022-14.21%
1981-6.55%
1990-5.65%

The Portfolio's Best Years (1970 to 2023)
YearPortfolio Return
199326.90%
198525.50%
198225.34%
198322.14%
199620.85%

Total Portfolio Return by Decade
Start Year Stop Year Portfolio Return
2013202372.13%
20032013141.01%
19932003198.32%
19831993269.47%
19731983185.36%

Return vs Volatility (1970 to 2023)
AssetAlphaArithmetic Avg ReturnStandard Deviation
Portfolio-0.41%9.31%10.22%
Long Canadian Bonds-0.49%8.63%10.68%
TSX Composite-0.32%10.00%16.17%

Annual Chance of Asset Class Outperforming (1970 to 2023)*
Asset Class12*34*5*678*910*11121314
[1] Cdn T-bills0%30%33%23%31%35%28%24%35%36%39%54%48%46%
[2] Short Cdn Bonds68%0%34%32%38%43%32%32%41%42%48%61%55%55%
[3] Long Cdn Bonds67%66%0%61%59%48%43%39%46%39%44%59%57%56%
[4] All Cdn Bonds77%68%39%0%53%39%39%36%48%42%48%61%66%57%
[5] Cdn RR Bonds69%62%41%47%0%41%38%34%53%41%44%62%62%59%
[6] TSX Composite65%57%52%61%59%0%43%43%54%44%52%65%57%57%
[7] S&P50072%66%57%61%62%57%0%45%52%50%56%70%67%65%
[8] Wilshire 500076%68%61%61%66%57%55%0%55%53%61%73%67%61%
[9] MSCI EAFE65%59%54%52%47%46%48%45%0%42%57%63%59%59%
[10] MSCI EM64%58%61%58%56%56%50%47%58%0%56%56%50%56%
[11] Gold61%52%56%52%56%48%44%39%43%44%0%56%54%52%
[12] 3m US T-bills44%39%41%36%38%35%30%27%37%44%44%0%43%39%
[13] 5yr US T-bonds52%43%43%34%38%43%33%33%39%50%46%57%0%43%
[14] 10yr US T-bonds54%45%44%41%41%43%35%39%41%44%48%61%56%0%
* Year range truncated for some assets.

Periodic Table of Annual Returns (2018 to 2023)
201820192020202120222023
+11.1%
US T-Bill
+25.2%
S&P500
+21.7%
Gold
+28.2%
S&P500
+8.0%
US T-Bill
+23.3%
S&P500
+7.7%
Gold
+24.0%
Wilshire
+19.8%
Wilshire
+24.8%
TSX
+7.3%
Gold
+23.1%
Wilshire
+6.9%
US S.Bond
+22.6%
TSX
+16.3%
Emerging
+24.0%
Wilshire
+1.8%
Cdn T-Bill
+16.1%
EAFE
+6.1%
US L.Bond
+17.4%
Portfolio
+16.1%
S&P500
+11.3%
EAFE
-3.6%
US S.Bond
+11.5%
TSX
+4.0%
S&P500
+16.8%
EAFE
+13.0%
Cdn RRBs
+9.9%
Portfolio
-4.0%
Cdn S.Bond
+11.0%
Gold
+3.0%
Wilshire
+13.2%
Emerging
+12.2%
US L.Bond
+1.8%
Cdn RRBs
-6.1%
US L.Bond
+10.2%
Portfolio
+1.9%
Cdn S.Bond
+12.8%
Gold
+11.4%
Cdn L.Bond
+0.2%
US T-Bill
-6.1%
TSX
+9.0%
Cdn L.Bond
+1.4%
Cdn All Bond
+12.2%
Cdn L.Bond
+8.7%
Cdn All Bond
+0.1%
Cdn T-Bill
-8.1%
EAFE
+7.7%
Emerging
+1.3%
Cdn T-Bill
+8.0%
Cdn RRBs
+8.3%
Portfolio
-0.9%
US S.Bond
-11.7%
Cdn All Bond
+6.7%
Cdn All Bond
0.0%
Cdn RRBs
+6.9%
Cdn All Bond
+7.2%
US S.Bond
-0.9%
Cdn S.Bond
-12.5%
S&P500
+5.0%
Cdn S.Bond
-0.2%
Cdn L.Bond
+4.3%
US L.Bond
+6.1%
EAFE
-2.5%
Cdn All Bond
-13.5%
Wilshire
+4.8%
Cdn T-Bill
-4.7%
Portfolio
+3.1%
Cdn S.Bond
+5.3%
Cdn S.Bond
-2.6%
Emerging
-14.2%
Portfolio
+3.0%
US T-Bill
-5.8%
EAFE
+1.7%
Cdn T-Bill
+5.3%
TSX
-4.1%
US L.Bond
-14.3%
Emerging
+2.0%
Cdn RRBs
-6.7%
Emerging
+1.2%
US S.Bond
+0.7%
Cdn T-Bill
-4.4%
Gold
-14.3%
Cdn RRBs
-3.0%
US S.Bond
-9.2%
TSX
-3.0%
US T-Bill
-1.3%
US T-Bill
-5.0%
Cdn L.Bond
-22.3%
Cdn L.Bond
-6.8%
US L.Bond
Expanded Periodic Table of Annual Returns

Annual Portfolio Returns (1970 to 2023)
Year Portfolio Return Growth of $1,000.00 Withdrawal Amount
1970 5.90% $1,058.95 $0.00
1971 10.99% $1,175.38 $0.00
1972 17.34% $1,379.25 $0.00
1973 0.74% $1,389.53 $0.00
1974 -15.71% $1,171.30 $0.00
1975 12.84% $1,321.76 $0.00
1976 16.90% $1,545.07 $0.00
1977 9.55% $1,692.54 $0.00
1978 16.49% $1,971.73 $0.00
1979 20.60% $2,377.80 $0.00
1980 15.69% $2,751.00 $0.00
1981 -6.55% $2,570.67 $0.00
1982 25.34% $3,222.21 $0.00
1983 22.14% $3,935.77 $0.00
1984 6.84% $4,205.17 $0.00
1985 25.50% $5,277.28 $0.00
1986 12.69% $5,947.23 $0.00
1987 3.45% $6,152.11 $0.00
1988 10.79% $6,816.23 $0.00
1989 17.84% $8,032.59 $0.00
1990 -5.65% $7,578.35 $0.00
1991 18.25% $8,961.02 $0.00
1992 4.70% $9,381.74 $0.00
1993 26.90% $11,904.96 $0.00
1994 -4.21% $11,404.35 $0.00
1995 20.00% $13,684.65 $0.00
1996 20.85% $16,537.22 $0.00
1997 16.35% $19,240.23 $0.00
1998 5.19% $20,239.76 $0.00
1999 12.44% $22,758.59 $0.00
2000 9.79% $24,987.80 $0.00
2001 -3.65% $24,074.49 $0.00
2002 -1.06% $23,820.51 $0.00
2003 17.49% $27,987.91 $0.00
2004 12.00% $31,345.06 $0.00
2005 18.54% $37,158.00 $0.00
2006 10.30% $40,983.41 $0.00
2007 6.19% $43,522.33 $0.00
2008 -15.55% $36,752.43 $0.00
2009 19.89% $44,064.33 $0.00
2010 14.64% $50,517.55 $0.00
2011 4.30% $52,687.28 $0.00
2012 5.79% $55,740.51 $0.00
2013 2.99% $57,409.94 $0.00
2014 13.64% $65,243.52 $0.00
2015 -2.65% $63,511.31 $0.00
2016 11.39% $70,748.42 $0.00
2017 7.64% $76,157.14 $0.00
2018 -4.71% $72,573.95 $0.00
2019 17.40% $85,198.18 $0.00
2020 8.35% $92,307.97 $0.00
2021 9.90% $101,441.85 $0.00
2022 -14.21% $87,032.03 $0.00
2023 10.24% $95,948.46 $0.00


Scenario Analysis

Scenario Return
1929-32 US-style equity decline (down 89%)-44.50%
1906-07 US-style equity decline (down 49%)-24.50%
1973-74 US-style equity decline (down 45%)-22.50%
1987-87 US-style equity decline (down 36%)-18.00%
1923-24 German-style hyperinflation (bonds down 99.99%)-49.99%


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Sources

Many thanks to Norbert Schlenker at Libra Investment Management for collecting the data that this calculator uses. Original public data sources include: Bank of Canada, BC Government Statistics, Canadian Institute of Actuaries, Economagic.com, Financial Post, Globe & Mail, globefund.com, Kitco, Libra Investment Management Inc., MSCI, Prof. Werner Antweiler (UBC), Scotia Capital, BMO, Standard & Poors, Statistics Canada, DH&A, Fred, and Wilshire Associates.

The calculator assumes annual portfolio rebalancing. Real results use Canadian inflation.
 
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