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January 2016: The Hulbert Financial Digest (HFD), leading rater of investment newsletters, reported that the PAD-C portfolio outperformed the Wilshire 5000 Index on a risk-adjusted basis, for the 1-year, 5-year. 10-year, 15-year, and full-range (from 12/31/88) periods through December 2015.

Excel spreadsheet and graph of PAD performance, 2000-2015 (Right click and open in new tab or window)

Year
  PAD-C Portfolio  
  Wilshire 5000  
Relative Risk*
2015
5.7
0.7
0.47 (53% less risky)
2014
7.6
12.7
0.82 (18% less risky)
2013
21.2
33.1
0.82 (18% less risky)
2012
16.7
16.1
0.93 (7% less risky)
2011
-0.4
1.0
0.88 (12% less risky)
2010
9.7
17.2
0.81 (19% less risky)
2009
24.9
28.3
0.93 ( 7% less risky)
2008
-24.4
-37.2
0.82 (18% less risky)
 2007 
5.6
5.6
0.41 (59% less risky)
2006
6.9
15.8
0.39 (61% less risky)
2005
2.7
6.4
0.64 (36% less risky)
2004
11.1
12.5
0.76 (24% less risky)
2003
29.2
31.6
1.27 (27% more risky)
2002
-11.8
-20.9
1.23 (23% more risky)
2001
7.6
-11.0
1.18 (18% more risky)
2000
12.1
-10.9
0.48 (52% less risky)

*HFD measure of riskiness vs. the market average

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