Recipe Investing Subscriptions

  • Recipe Investing: Free gives you an overview of all Portfolio Recipes including the latest 1-year of performance and risk metrics.
  • Recipe Investing: Investor gives individual investors standard access for comparing, choosing, and investing with Portfolio Recipes.
  • Recipe Investing: Pro gives professionals and advanced investors more tools and more data for comparing Portfolio Recipes, ETFs, and mutual funds.
Recipe Investing Free
Recipe Investing Basic
Recipe Investing Pro

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$25
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$100
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Free access to risk and return metrics for 200+ Portfolio Recipes

  • Tactical Portfolios (dynamic)
  • Strategic Portfolios (static)
  • Managed Portfolios (ETFs and mutual funds)

Everything in Free plus

  • How to invest in each Portfolio Recipe (% allocations, updated monthly)
  • 20 years of risk and return history
  • More tools for comparing Portfolio Recipes

Everything in Investor plus

  • Tactical Recipe performance & allocation history
  • Adviser license. Licensed for client portfolio use
  • Metrics for Vanguard, Fidelity, iShares, and American funds

Features & Resources

Data & Analytics

Full analytics for 200+ Portfolio Recipes (Strategic, Tactical, and Managed Portfolios), including risk and return metrics

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Performance data and analytics for Portfolio Ingredients (selected ETFs covering Global Asset Classes, Equities, and Sectors)

Historical Performance and Monthly Allocations for all Tactical Portfolios

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Fund Insights: Risk vs. Return Analytics for over 1000 ETFs and Mutual Funds from Vanguard, iShares, Fidelity, and American Funds

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Monthly updates to refresh all performance and risk metrics

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Investable Allocations

Investable Portfolio Recipes for all tactical portfolios (percentage allocations, updated monthly)

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Investable percentage allocations for all strategic / static portfolio recipes

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Comparison Tools

Interactive (clickable and expandable) Risk vs. Return Scatterplots

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(static plots only)
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Summary tables with all funds and Portfolio Recipes: sortable by total return, risk, and peer group

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Visual fund comparisons including Risk-Return Compass, Multi-Line Chart, and Correlation Matrix

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20 years of risk and return history, plus 1-, 3-, 5-, 10-, and 15-year metrics

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(1-year only)
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Downloadable Spreadsheet with metrics for All Portfolio Recipes

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Usage License

Licensed for Professional and Client portfolio use

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Resources

Articles + How-to-Guides

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Monthly video commentary and portfolio highlights

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Recipe Investing: Free

$0 USD/month

Free access to risk and return metrics for 200+ Portfolio Recipes: Tactical Portfolios (dynamic), Strategic Portfolios (static), and Managed Portfolios (ETFs and mutual funds)

✔ Full Analytics for 200+ Portfolio Recipes and Ingredients Including Risk and Return Metrics

✔ Articles + How-To Guides

✔ Monthly Video Commentary and Portfolio Highlights 

✘ Investable Percentage Allocations for All Strategic / Static Portfolio Recipes (1-Year only)

✘ 20 years of risk and return history, plus 1-, 3-, 5-, 10-, and 15-year metrics (1-Year only)

✘ Interactive (clickable and expandable) Risk vs. Return Scatterplots (Static plots only)

✘ Downloadable Spreadsheet with All Recipes

✘ Historical Performance and Allocations for All Tactical Portfolio Recipes

✘ Fund Insights: Risk vs. Return Analytics for Vanguard, iShares, Fidelity, and American ETFs and Mutual Funds

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Recipe Investing: Investor

$25 USD/month

Everything in Free plus: Investable monthly percentage allocations and More tools for comparing Portfolio Recipes

✔ Full Analytics for 200+ Portfolio Recipes and Ingredients Including Risk and Return Metrics

✔ Investable Percentage Allocations for All Strategic / Static Portfolio Recipes

✔ Articles + How-To Guides

✔ Monthly Video Commentary and Portfolio Highlights 

 20 years of risk and return history, plus 1-, 3-, 5-, 10-, and 15-year metrics

 Interactive (clickable and expandable) Risk vs. Return Scatterplots

 Downloadable Spreadsheet with All Recipes

✘ Historical Performance and Allocations for All Tactical Portfolio Recipes

✘ Fund Insights: Risk vs. Return Analytics for Vanguard, iShares, Fidelity, and American ETFs and Mutual Funds

✘ Licensed for Professional Adviser and Client Portfolio Use

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Recipe Investing: Pro

$100 USD/month

Everything in Investor plus: Tactical Recipe performance history, Tactical Recipe allocation history, Adviser license, and Metrics for Vanguard and other fund families

✔ Full Analytics for 200+ Portfolio Recipes and Ingredients Including Risk and Return Metrics

✔ Investable Percentage Allocations for All Strategic / Static Portfolio Recipes

✔ Articles + How-To Guides

✔ Monthly Video Commentary and Portfolio Highlights 

 20 years of risk and return history, plus 1-, 3-, 5-, 10-, and 15-year metrics

 Interactive (clickable and expandable) Risk vs. Return Scatterplots

 Downloadable Spreadsheet with All Recipes

 Historical Performance and Allocations for All Tactical Portfolio Recipes

 Fund Insights: Risk vs. Return Analytics for Vanguard, iShares, Fidelity, and American ETFs and Mutual Funds

 Licensed for Professional and Client portfolio use

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Need a More Detailed Breakdown of Features and Resources?

Data & Analytics
  • Full Analytics for 200+ Portfolio Recipes: Performance, Risk vs. Return, and Risk Metrics for each individual Portfolio Recipe. Get insights into a wide range of portfolio strategies, including strategic long-term portfolios, tactical portfolios, and professionally managed portfolios. Analytics include annualized return, risk vs. return ratios, and scatterplots. Covered time periods are 1, 3, 5, 10, 15, and 20 years.
  • Performance Data and Analytics for Portfolio Ingredients: Access detailed performance data for a curated set of 100+ ETFs covering Global Assets Classes, Global Sectors, and Country/Region Equity Portfolios. Compare performance and risk metrics over the past 1, 3, 5, 10, 15, and 20-year time periods.
  • Full Analytics for all Vanguard ETFs and Mutual Funds: Explore comprehensive analytics for every Vanguard ETF and mutual fund, including historical performance, risk assessments, and allocation trends. Perfect for those who prioritize Vanguard products in their investment strategy.
Usage License
  • Licensed for Professional Adviser and Client Portfolio Use: Professional advisers can use these portfolio recipes and analytics in client presentations, managed accounts, portfolios, and reports. Licensing ensures compliance with professional standards and legal requirements.
Investable allocations
  • Investable Portfolio Recipes for all Tactical Portfolios: Ready-to-Go Portfolio Recipes in the form of a list of ETFs (or mutual fund) and an allocation percentage for each fund. Invest at your favorite brokerage. Receive monthly updates on tactical portfolio recipes, including the precise percentage allocations that are calcuated using the Portfolio Recipe's underlying algorithm. For example, the Vizmetrics Tactical Adaptive Allocation Portfolio F (t.aaaf) recipe might be shown as:

    DBC=22.94%, EFA=0.31%, IWM=0.13%, IYR=7.37%, SPY=69.25%

  • Investable Percentage Allocations for all Strategic / Static Portfolio Recipes: Access fixed percentage allocations and instructions for investing in each Portfolio Recipe.
Comparison Tools
  • Interactive (Clickable) Risk vs. Return Scatterplots: Visualize the risk and return characteristics of different portfolios with interactive scatterplots. These allow you to quickly find the low risk, high return Portfolio Recipes. For paid subscribers, simply point to each dot on the scatterplot to reveal its Portfolio ID. Clicking on data points provides more detailed information about each portfolio.
  • 20-Year Comparison: Analyze the long-term performance of portfolio recipes with a 20-year historical comparison. This feature provides context for how portfolios perform across various market cycles. Historical comparison also includes the 1, 3, 5, 10, and 15-year periods.
  • Downloadable Spreadsheet with Metrics for All Portfolio Recipes: Download comprehensive spreadsheets containing key metrics for all portfolio recipes. Use this data for further analysis or to customize reports. Sort and analyze using a downloadable spreadsheet (.xls format) of every portfolio recipe. Includes tickers, descriptions, and over 50 risk and return metrics for each recipe.
  • Historical Performance Data for Tactical Portfolio Recipes: Access historical performance data for tactical portfolios (with t. prefix), allowing you to track past performance and understand how tactical adjustments have impacted returns.
  • Historical Allocations for Tactical Portfolio Recipes: Review historical allocation changes for tactical portfolio recipes (with t. prefix). This help you understand how these portfolios have adapted over time.
Resources
  • Articles + How-to Guides: Access a library of articles and guides that explain investment concepts, portfolio strategies, and how to make the most of RecipeInvesting tools. Also access step-by-step guides for investing with Portfolio Recipes.
  • Monthly Video Commentary and Portfolio Highlights: Receive monthly video updates that provide commentary and insights on market trends and portfolio highlights.