# Return Stacked® Portfolio Solutions: Return Stacked® ETFs and Model Portfolios

> ETFs and model portfolios built using return stacking concepts to help you unlock the benefits of diversification\.

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## Pages
- [What is Return Stacking for Diversification](https://www.returnstacked.com/what-is-return-stacking-for-diversification/): At its core, return stacking is the idea of layering one investment return on top of another, achieving more than $1\.00 of exposure for each $1\.00 invested\.
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## Posts
- [What's the Optimal Stack?](https://www.returnstacked.com/whats-the-optimal-stack/): The most common question we hear from advisors is what's the optimal stack? So we ran the optimizer — bootstrapping 10,000 simulated 25\-year histories across five asset classes to find the portfolio that would have maximized return at 60/40 volatility\.
- [Is Now the Right Time to Add My Stack?](https://www.returnstacked.com/is-now-the-right-time-to-add-my-stack/): Despite recent challenges, including muted returns, structural shifts, and evolving correlations, bonds retain unique diversification, planning, and return stacking potential that equity\-only alternatives cannot fully replicate\.
- [Why Bonds Still Belong: Rethinking Fixed Income in Modern Portfolios](https://www.returnstacked.com/why-bonds-still-belong-rethinking-fixed-income-in-modern-portfolios/): Despite recent challenges, including muted returns, structural shifts, and evolving correlations, bonds retain unique diversification, planning, and return stacking potential that equity\-only alternatives cannot fully replicate\.
- [Return Stacking with Fast and Slow Diversification: A Framework for Market Volatility](https://www.returnstacked.com/return-stacking-with-fast-and-slow-diversification-a-framework-for-market-volatility/): By understanding the different roles played by “immediate responders,” “delayed responders,” and “diversifiers,” and by applying innovative techniques such as return stacking, advisors can help clients navigate volatility without reducing core stock and bond allocations\.
- [Return Stacking and Fund Distributions: How Structure Drives Tax Drag](https://www.returnstacked.com/return-stacking-and-fund-distributions-how-structure-drives-tax-drag/):  In this article, we walk through portfolio construction choices for a hypothetical Return Stacked® strategy designed to provide 100% U\.S\. large\-cap equity exposure and 100% broad U\.S\. Treasury exposure\.

## Academic Review
- [Trend\-Following, Risk\-Parity and the Influence of Correlations](https://www.returnstacked.com/academic-review/trend-following-risk-parity-and-the-influence-of-correlations/): While his paper focuses on trend\-following, the emphasis on managing correlations and employing sophisticated weighting schemes resonates with the core principles of return stacking\.
- [Multi\-Asset Seasonality and Trend\-Following Strategies](https://www.returnstacked.com/academic-review/multi-asset-seasonality-and-trend-following-strategies/): Nick Baltas's study delves into how predictable seasonal variations in asset returns can be leveraged, particularly within commodities and equity indices\.
- [A Century of Evidence on Trend\-Following Investing](https://www.returnstacked.com/academic-review/a-century-of-evidence-on-trend-following-investing/): By examining data from 1880 to 2016, the authors aim to determine whether trend\-following can consistently deliver positive returns after accounting for transaction costs and fees\.
- [Two Centuries of Trend Following](https://www.returnstacked.com/academic-review/two-centuries-of-trend-following/): In the financial world, the strategy of trend following \- buying assets that are rising and selling those that are falling \- has long captivated investors\. This approach forms the backbone of many Commodity Trading Advisors \(CTAs\) and represents a significant portion of the hedge fund industry\.
- [Time Series Momentum and Macroeconomic Risk](https://www.returnstacked.com/academic-review/time-series-momentum-and-macroeconomic-risk/): In their paper "Time Series Momentum and Macroeconomic Risk," the authors delve into the intricate relationship between time series momentum returns and the macroeconomic environment\.

## Model Portfolios
- [Return Stacked® All\-Terrain Series](https://www.returnstacked.com/model-portfolios/return-stacked-all-terrain-series/)
- [Return Stacked® Diversified Risk Premia](https://www.returnstacked.com/model-portfolios/return-stacked-diversified-risk-premia/)
- [Return Stacked® 60/40 3\-Fund](https://www.returnstacked.com/model-portfolios/return-stacked-60-40-3-fund/)
- [Return Stacked® 60/40](https://www.returnstacked.com/model-portfolios/return-stacked-60-40/)
- [Structural Alpha Series](https://www.returnstacked.com/model-portfolios/structural-alpha-series/)

## Podcasts
- [Managed Futures\- Why Now\! Positioning, Energy, De\-Dollarization, and Portfolio Blind Spots](https://www.returnstacked.com/podcasts/managed-futures-why-now/): In this episode, Rodrigo Gordillo, Mike Philbrick, and Adam Butler from ReSolve Asset Management Global explore the timely relevance of managed futures, examining why the current macroeconomic environment may be particularly favorable for these strategies\. 
- [From Fringe to Foundational: The Case for Bitcoin in the Modern Portfolio](https://www.returnstacked.com/podcasts/from-fringe-to-foundational-the-case-for-bitcoin-in-the-modern-portfolio/): In this episode, the hosts explore Ric Edelman’s case for a 10–40% Bitcoin allocation and why the traditional 60/40 portfolio may no longer hold up\.
- [Reimagining the 60/40 Portfolio, Hard Assets, Bitcoin as Digital Gold \& Asset Allocation Strategies](https://www.returnstacked.com/podcasts/reimagining-the-60-40-portfolio-hard-assets-bitcoin-as-digital-gold-asset-allocation-strategies/): In this episode of Get Stacked, host Mike Philbrick and Rodrigo Gordillo welcome Mark Valek, partner at Incrementum AG and co\-author of the acclaimed In Gold We Trust report\.
- [In Gold We Trust 2025 \- The Big Long LIVE Debate](https://www.returnstacked.com/podcasts/in-gold-we-trust-2025-the-big-long-live-debate/): In this engaging episode, Mike and Rodrigo explore a broad range of topics, including gold’s structural fundamentals, bitcoin’s emerging role, portfolio diversification techniques, behavioral biases, and the macro trends shaping global investment strategies\.
- [Rafael Ortega \- Using Return Stacking To Build an All\-Terrain Portfolio](https://www.returnstacked.com/podcasts/rafael-ortega-using-return-stacking-to-build-an-all-terrain-portfolio/): In this episode of the Get Stacked Podcast, host Rodrigo Gordillo sits down with Rafael Ortega, discuss a wide range of topics including diversification, structural risk balancing, leveraging, regulatory hurdles, and the future of portable alpha in today’s dynamic markets\.

## Landing Pages
- [Stacking Gold White Paper](https://www.returnstacked.com/lp/stacking-gold-white-paper/)
- [The Return Stacking How\-To Guide](https://www.returnstacked.com/lp/return-stacking-how-to-guide/)

## Categories
- [Return Stacking](https://www.returnstacked.com/category/return-stacking/)
- [Diversification Stacker](https://www.returnstacked.com/category/diversification/)
- [Education](https://www.returnstacked.com/category/education/)
- [Portable Alpha](https://www.returnstacked.com/category/portable-alpha/)
- [Growth Stacker](https://www.returnstacked.com/category/growth/)

## Tags
- [Portable Alpha](https://www.returnstacked.com/tag/portable-alpha/)
- [Diversification](https://www.returnstacked.com/tag/diversification/)
- [Return Stacking](https://www.returnstacked.com/tag/return-stacking/)
- [Capital Efficiency](https://www.returnstacked.com/tag/capital-efficiency/)
- [Article](https://www.returnstacked.com/tag/article/)

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## Academic Category
- [Trend Following](https://www.returnstacked.com/academic-category/trend-following/)
- [Momentum](https://www.returnstacked.com/academic-category/momentum/)
- [Portfolio Construction](https://www.returnstacked.com/academic-category/portfolio-construction/)
- [Merger Arbitrage](https://www.returnstacked.com/academic-category/merger-arbitrage/)
- [Portable Alpha](https://www.returnstacked.com/academic-category/portable-alpha/)

## Series
- [Get Stacked](https://www.returnstacked.com/series/get-stacked/)
- [Q\&A](https://www.returnstacked.com/series/qa/)
- [Interviews](https://www.returnstacked.com/series/interviews/)

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- [Paper](https://www.returnstacked.com/lp-category/paper/)

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