Lazy portfolios.
Low costs.
UCITS ETFs.
Simple one-to-three-fund core portfolios, plus specialty tilts, side by side in five currencies. All published, none picked for you.
Compare up to five portfolios in one currency → · Read the monthly notes →
- 35model portfolios (16 core)
- 212ETFs & ETCs
- 12issuers
- 5base currencies
What 10,000 became · two-fund mixes
Information only, not advice. Nothing here says which portfolio suits anyone. Historical figures are not a forecast. Not for US persons (citizens, green-card holders, US tax residents): see usexpatbanks.com.
How it works, in 3 steps
- 1
Pick your currency
USD, EUR, GBP, SGD or CHF. Stats and hedged bonds follow it. Optionally, say where you trade.
Where you trade:XetraLSESIXEuronext AMSEuronext ParisBorsa ItalianaSGX
- 2
Choose your equity mix
From 20% to 100% shares. More shares, bigger swings.
- 3
See the funds & costs
Every eligible UCITS ETF per building block, cheapest TER first.
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Meet a few portfolios
All 35 side by side (16 core, 19 specialty) →One-fund all-world (accumulating)
1 fundin USD
Nov 2011 – Sep 2026 · USD · simulated
The classic two-stepTwo-fund 60/40
2 fundsin EUR
Dec 2017 – Sep 2026 · EUR · simulated
Calmer mix, Swiss francsTwo-fund 40/60
2 fundsin CHF
May 2018 – Sep 2026 · CHF · simulated
With a little goldEquity/bonds + 10% gold
3 fundsin GBP
Dec 2017 – Sep 2026 · GBP · simulated
A handful of examples, not a shortlist. CAGR and drawdown are simulated from proxy ETFs over each window shown, with monthly rebalancing, before trading costs and taxes. TER is the lowest-cost eligible ETF per building block with the explorer's default filters.
Who it's for
- Investors in Europe, the UK and Switzerland
- Singapore residents and expats across Asia
- Anyone who likes simple, rules-based, low-cost mixes
- Not for US persons: see usexpatbanks.com
Why UCITS?
EU fund rulesDiversification and custody rules set in EU law
Ireland / LuxembourgThe domiciles used by every ETF in our list
Thousands of holdingsOne broad index ETF can cover a whole market
Latest monthly notes
All posts →Monthly UCITS notes · October 2026 ·
The 60/40 two-step 🕺 and a fee-cut autumn
One portfolio under the microscope, five fund headlines, zero hot takes.
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