Couch Potato at a glance
Couch Potato is a fixed-allocation portfolio by Scott Burns across US Equity, TIPS, rebalanced annual. Backtested 1993-12-31 to 2026-04-24 (32.2 years): 8.1% CAGR, 0.87 Sharpe, -31.2% max drawdown, 9.5% volatility.
- Type
- Fixed Allocation
- Author
- Scott Burns
- Rebalancing
- Annual
- Risk
- Moderate
- Period
- 1993-12-31 to 2026-04-24
- CAGR
- 8.1%
- Sharpe
- 0.87
- Max Drawdown
- -31.2%
- Volatility
- 9.5%
Couch Potato — Fixed Allocation Portfolio
Scott Burns' original lazy portfolio (1991): 50% VTI, 50% TIP (TIPS for inflation protection). Started the entire lazy portfolio movement.
Backtest Performance (1993-12-31 to 2026-04-24)
| Metric | Couch Potato |
|---|---|
| Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) | 8.1% |
| Maximum Drawdown | -31.2% |
| Sharpe Ratio | 0.87 |
| Sortino Ratio | 1.13 |
| Annualized Volatility | 9.5% |
| Calmar Ratio | 0.26 |
| Total Return | 1141.5% |
| Backtest Period | 32.2 years |
Strategy Details
- Type
- Fixed / Strategic
- Rebalancing
- annual
- Risk Level
- moderate
- Variants
- 1
- Author
- Scott Burns
- Source
- Burns, Scott. The Couch Potato Portfolio (1991)
Asset Classes
- US Equity
- TIPS
Categories
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