Financial Mentor's AWQM at a glance

Financial Mentor's AWQM is a tactical asset allocation (TAA) strategy by Todd Tresidder across US Equity, International Developed, International Small Cap, Gold, rebalanced monthly. Backtested 1992-11-30 to 2026-04-24 (33.5 years): 11.3% CAGR, 0.79 Sharpe, -28.6% max drawdown, 15.0% volatility.

Type
Tactical (TAA)
Author
Todd Tresidder
Rebalancing
Monthly
Risk
Moderate
Period
1992-11-30 to 2026-04-24
CAGR
11.3%
Sharpe
0.79
Max Drawdown
-28.6%
Volatility
15.0%

Financial Mentor's AWQM Tactical Asset Allocation Strategy

All-Weather Quad Momentum by Todd Tresidder combines two types of momentum across two time horizons. The portfolio is split 50/50: long-term (top 1 by 12-month return) and short-term (top 1 by avg 1/3/6-month returns). Both apply absolute momentum vs BIL.

Backtest Performance (1992-11-30 to 2026-04-24)

MetricFinancial Mentor's AWQM
Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR)11.3%
Maximum Drawdown-28.6%
Sharpe Ratio0.79
Sortino Ratio1.02
Annualized Volatility15.0%
Calmar Ratio0.40
Total Return3551.2%
Backtest Period33.5 years

Strategy Details

Type
Tactical (TAA)
Rebalancing
monthly
Risk Level
moderate
Variants
1
Author
Todd Tresidder
Source
Tresidder, T. All-Weather Quad Momentum (AWQM)

Asset Classes

  • US Equity
  • International Developed
  • International Small Cap
  • Gold
  • TIPS
  • Long Treasuries
  • Cash

Categories

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