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Top Tactical Portfolio Recipes through March 31, 2025:

•   1-month total return: +2.5%Adaptive Allocation D (t.aaad)
•   1-year total return: +19.7%Adaptive Allocation F (t.aaaf)
•   5-year total return (annualized): +40.0%Quartile Sector Rotation (t.srqr)
•   10-year total return (annualized): +19.1%Quartile Sector Rotation (t.srqr)
•   20-year total return (annualized): +15.3%Pure Momentum (t.pure)

Top Strategic Portfolio Recipes through March 31, 2025:

•   1-month total return: +4.3%Black Swan Hyperinflation (s.swan)
•   1-year total return: +18.6%Talmud Equities and Gold (s.talg)
•   5-year total return (annualized): +16.3%Black Swan Hyperinflation (s.swan)
•   10-year total return (annualized): +9.8%Strategic 80-20 Portfolio (s.8020)
•   20-year total return (annualized): +10.0%Talmud Equities and Gold (s.talg)

Top Tactical Portfolio Recipes through March 31, 2025:

•   1-month total return:

+2.5% Adaptive Allocation D (t.aaad)

•   1-year total return:

+19.7% Adaptive Allocation F (t.aaaf)

•   5-year total return (annualized):

+40.0% Quartile Sector Rotation (t.srqr)

•   10-year total return (annualized):

+19.1% Quartile Sector Rotation (t.srqr)

•   20-year total return (annualized):

+15.3% Pure Momentum (t.pure)

Top Strategic Portfolio Recipes through March 31, 2025:

•   1-month total return:

+4.3% Black Swan Hyperinflation (s.swan)

•   1-year total return:

+18.6% Talmud Equities and Gold (s.talg)

•   5-year total return (annualized):

+16.3% Black Swan Hyperinflation (s.swan)

•   10-year total return (annualized):

+9.8% Strategic 80-20 Portfolio (s.8020)

•   20-year total return (annualized):

+10.0% Talmud Equities and Gold (s.talg)

 

 

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