“I don’t mind going back to daylight savings time. With inflation, the hour will be the only thing I’ve saved all year.” – Victor Borge,…
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The Market Could Be Wrong About Inflation
Does it Still Make Sense to Own Bonds?
“Bonds as an asset class will always be needed, not just by insurance companies and pension funds, but by aging boomers.” – Bill Gross, retired founder of PIMCO It’s an 800-pound gorilla. The biggest asset class in the world (and...
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“If a topic makes someone feel emotional, they will rarely be interested in the data. This is why emotions can be such a threat to…
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Where to Find Investment Income
“Big banks, highly leveraged casinos, do whatever they can to keep the cost of their gambling as cheap as possible.” – Max Keiser, American Journalist…
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August 2022 Video Commentary
Pure Portfolios’ Chief Investment Officer, Nik Schuurmans, talks the Fed’s Jackson Hole meeting, yield curve, strength of the U.S. dollar, and more. Let us know…
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Intra-Year Market Declines
“The last leg of a bull market always ends in hysteria; the last leg of a bear market always ends in a panic.” – Jim…
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Calling Market Inflection Points
“You make most of your money in a bear market, you just don’t realize it at the time.” – Shelby Cullom Davis, investor, businessman, former…
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The Biggest Risk to Retirees Revisited
“The most important part of a plan is planning on your plan not going according to plan.” – Morgan Housel, author & investor The last…
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July 2022 Market Commentary
“It would be silly to expect every bear market to turn into the Great Depression. It would be equally wrong to expect that a fall…
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Signs of a Market Bottom
“History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” – Mark Twain I post my blog every week on LinkedIn. Last week, I wrote about what…
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