Liquidity stress test:
Can you cover 10 years of bad markets?

A liquidity stress test checks whether you can meet spending, capital calls and costs from liquid assets in a bad market, without forced sales.

PortfolioPilot runs 10 years of the stress-test path and checks that liquid assets stay above zero, with no access to credit. It shows for households with $3 million or more in net worth or with private equity. Part of Pro.

Feature basics

Which plan you need
Liquidity & cash-flow analysis. Part of Pro
Tests
10 years of a bad market path
For
Net worth of $3M or more, or private equity holdings

What does the test show?

An illustrative result. Switch to Assumptions.

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PortfolioPilot liquidity stress test demo. An illustrative result. Switch to Assumptions.

The portfolio is hypothetical, and all figures are for demonstrative purposes only. Nothing shown is a recommendation to buy or sell any security.

How it works

How the liquidity stress test works in PortfolioPilot

Three steps from your accounts to the answer.

Step 1

Set up your plan

Open Plan, then Retirement planning. Enter your ages, monthly budget and Social Security, or keep the defaults.

Step 2

Check eligibility

Shows with $3M+ net worth or private equity holdings.

Step 3

Run the test

Open Stress test your liquidity and read the 10-year result.

What it checks

What goes into the liquidity stress test?

A harsh, simple set of assumptions.

A bad market

The 10th-percentile path for 10 years.

Cash needs

Spending, capital calls and property costs.

No borrowing

No access to credit; margin calls at 50%.

Taxes on sales

Capital gains tax on anything sold to raise cash.

Related retirement planning features

See if your cash holds up

Add your accounts and see it for your own situation.

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Questions

Questions about the liquidity stress test

Short answers here, with a link to the full help center article where one exists.

Who sees the liquidity stress test?

Pro users with $3M or more in net worth, or private equity holdings.

How long does it test?

Ten years.

What counts as passing?

Liquid assets stay above zero every year.

Which plan includes it?

Pro.