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Portfolio Builder

Explore classic investment strategies, analyze their historical performance, and match your risk tolerance.

Simulate Investment

Input your capital to see how it splits across these strategies based on their unique allocations.

Why Allocation Matters

Diversification spreads risk across varied asset classes like stocks, bonds, and gold. While high-equity setups (like Buffett's 90/10) hunt long-term growth with heavy drops, balanced setups (like the Permanent Portfolio) sacrifice absolute peaks to shelter your money during economic crashes.

Where To Invest As A Beginner?

16 Investing Options ordered from lowest to highest Risk and Expected Return spectrum.

Fixed Income Real Estate Equity
Rank Asset Class / Option Asset Group Risk & Expected Return Spectrum
1 Money Market Fixed Income
Lowest
2 Defensive Fixed Income
3 Intermediate Fixed Income
4 Core (Fixed Income) Fixed Income
5 Active Duration / Core Plus Fixed Income
6 High Yield Fixed Income
7 Global Fixed Income
8 Real Estate Real Estate
9 Yield / Value Equity
10 Core (Equity) Equity
11 Growth Equity
12 Small Cap Equity
13 International Equity
14 International Small Cap Equity
15 Emerging Markets Equity
16 Private Equity Equity
Highest

Asset Performance Across Economic Regimes

The relationship between asset conditions, changing economic activity cycles, and inflation rates.

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Economic Activity
Low
Activity

REGIME 1

Growth / Low Inflation

High economic activity combined with weak or declining inflation conditions.

  • ✓ Equity
  • ✓ High Yield
  • ✓ Investment Grade

REGIME 2

Growth / Inflation

High economic activity occurring alongside high or rising inflation parameters.

  • ✓ Commodities
  • ✓ Equity
  • ✓ High Yield
  • ✓ Gold
  • ✓ Housing

REGIME 4

Recession / Deflation

Low economic activity paired with weak or steadily declining market inflation levels.

  • ✓ Nominal Bonds
  • ✓ Investment Grade

REGIME 3

Stagflation

Low economic activity mixed with high or rapidly rising consumer inflation.

  • ✓ Gold
  • ✓ Commodities
  • ✓ Inflation Linked
← Weak / Declining Inflation Inflation Factor Matrix High / Rising Inflation →