“The real rally could come not from Santa Claus, but from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, who will decide how much longer to hike interest…
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Santa Claus Rally, Fact or Fiction?
Recession Signals that are Flashing Red
“There are decades when nothing happens, and weeks when decades happen.” – Uday Kotak, founder of Kotak Mahindra Bank The gap between how people are feeling about the economy and what’s happening is bigger than the Grand Canyon. The soft...
read morePure Portfolios’ 2022 Reading List
“Reading a book isn’t a race – the better the book, the slower it should be absorbed.” – Naval Ravikant, author & investor I’ve asked…
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Tis the Season for Wall Street Forecasting Pt. VI
“There are two kinds of forecasters: those who don’t know, and those who don’t know they don’t know.” – John Kenneth Balbraith, economist Hot chocolate….
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November 2022 Market Commentary
“As crisis is comprised of danger and opportunity, those who sense change in the early stages will tend to have the most bountiful harvest.” –…
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Top 5 Pure Portfolios’ Blogs: Turkey Edition
“Thanksgiving is a joyous invitation to shower the world with love and gratitude.” – Amy Leigh Mercree We take a break from our regular blog…
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Avoiding the Extremes
“You should obsess over risks that do permanent damage & care little about risks that do temporary harm, but the opposite is more common.” –…
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Mid-Terms and Markets
“Historically, investors overestimate the impact of political parties, Presidents, and legislation. Even if one was to correctly forecast a political outcome, markets seldom react in…
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When the Fed Pivots
“History never repeats itself, but it does often rhyme.” – Mark Twain There have been 85 cycles where the Fed has increased interest rates since…
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October 2022 Market Commentary
“If everyone is thinking alike, somebody isn’t thinking.” – General Patton Pure Portfolios’ Chief Investment Officer, Nik Schuurmans, talks sticky inflation, the U.S. consumer,…
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