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Trinity Study Table 1

Portfolio Success Rate: Percentage of all Past Payout Periods From 1926 to 1995 That are Supported by the Portfolio (not adjusted for inflation).

Note: Numbers in the table are rounded to the nearest whole percentage. The number of overlapping 15-year payout periods from 1926 to 1995, inclusively, is 56; 20-year periods, 51; 25-year periods, 46; 30-year periods, 41. Stocks are represented by Standard and Poor's 500 Index, and bonds are represented by long-term, high-grade corporates.