“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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The Biggest Risk to Retirees Revisited
What Are Reasonable Return Expectations?
“Reality will pay you back in equal proportion to your delusion.” - Will Smith, actor & musician Stanley Druckenmiller is one of the most successful investors of his generation. During his time running Duquesne Capital (1981 – 2010), he never...
read moreJuly 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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Which Asset Class Has it Right?
“Majority opinion can give any market movement considerable momentum that keeps it going in the same direction. Majority opinion is inevitably and consistently wrong at…
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Recession Obsession
“When y’all think they going to announce that we going into a recession?” – Cardi B, famous hip hop artist Forecasting the next recession has…
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June 2022 Market Commentary
Pure Portfolios’ Chief Investment Officer, Nik Schuurmans, talks bear markets, bond yields, prospects of a recession, and much more. The video is heavy on…
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Bear Market Blues, How Much Worse Can it Get?
“The last leg of a bull market always ends in hysteria; the last leg of a bear market always ends in panic.” – Jim Rogers,…
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Just How Bad is Inflation?
The inflation report on 6/10/22 caused shockwaves across financial markets. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) print surprised on the upside, which wasn’t a good thing….
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Sniffing Around for Investment Opportunities
“Cash shouldn’t be looked at as a burden or drag on your portfolio. It should be viewed as a weapon waiting for an opportunity to…
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