How to Choose a Portfolio Recipe
Below is a step-by-step guide to chosing a "Portfolio Recipe" using RecipeInvesting.com. Please contact us if you have any questions.
1. Signup for a Free or Investor subscription.
2. Find a few Portfolio Recipes that look interesting
- Log-in at go.recipeinvesting.com/login and click "Portfolio Recipes" to see all the portfolios we track.
- Find the scatterplot at the top of the page (see example below). Each dot represents a different Portfolio Recipe, plotted by its Risk and Return.
- Look for portfolios closest to the green smiley face at top left of the chart. These portfolio recipes have lower risk and higher return. Hover over or point to any dot to see the portfolio ticker or ID. The Free Subscription includes the hover-over feature for the 1-year scatterplot. The Investor Subscription includes the full set of features for all graphs.
- For each portfolio that you're interested in, note the portfolio ID (e.g., t.aaad)
You can also browse the list of Portfolio Recipes that appears below the scatterplots. An excerpt is shown below. Click on the column headings (e.g., "10 year") to sort by that column.
3. Get the Portfolio Recipe and details
After you have found a Portfolio Recipe that you are interested in, click on the Recipe Name to see the full details
Explore the Portfolio Recipe's performance metrics covering risk, return, and risk-vs-return over 1, 3, 5, 7, and 10-year periods.
Portfolio Recipe detail:
description, ingredients, and peer comparison
Portfolio Recipe detail:
5-year total return graph
Portfolio Recipe detail:
Risk vs. Return metrics
4. Invest at your favorite brokerage
Use the "How to Invest" section of the portfolio's detail page to buy the desired securities at FolioInvesting.com or your favorite brokerage.
5. Monitor performance and rebalance
Use RecipeInvesting.com to track your portfolio's risk and return compared to benchmarks and other portfolio recipes.
- For recipes in the category "Tactical: Do-it-Yourself," rebalance monthly. These recipes have an ID starting with "t."
- For recipes in the category "Strategic: Do-it-Yourself" rebalance monthly, quarterly or annually. These recipes have an ID starting with "s."
- For recipes in the category "Tactical: Managed," you do not need to rebalance since the asset re-allocation is performed by the fund manager. The ticker symbol for these recipes is shown on all detail and summary pages at go.recipeinvesting.com