“Most people make their investment decisions on the basis of an unreliable hodgepodge of half-baked logic, biases, hunches, emotion, and vague fantasies or fears about…
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Err on the Side
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...
read morePure Portfolios’ January 2025 Market Commentary
In Pure Portfolios’ January 2025 Commentary, Chief Investment Officer, Nik Schuurmans covers the illusion of diversification, the Deep Seek disruption, Nvidia’s massive selloff, and the…
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No One Learns Anything in a Bull Market
“Mistakes present a choice: whether to update your ideas, or ignore the failures they’ve produced and keep believing what you’ve always believed.” – Shane Parrish,…
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Don’t Believe Everything You Hear on Tariffs
“Everybody talks about tariffs as the first thing. Tariffs are the last thing. Tariffs are part of the negotiation. The real trick is going to…
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Will Outsized U.S. Stock Returns Continue?
“When something is on the pedestal of popularity, the risk of a decline is high. When people assume — and price in — an expectation…
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Pure Portfolios’ December 2024 Market Commentary
In Pure Portfolios’ December 2024 Commentary, Chief Investment Officer, Nik Schuurmans reflects on a year of market resilience and the set-up heading into 2025. Nik…
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Pure Portfolios’ 2024 Client Letter
As we approach the year’s end, we at Pure Portfolios want to take a moment to thank you for your trust and partnership in 2024….
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Tis the Season for Wall Street Forecasting VIII
“A decade ago, I made a goal to read more history and fewer forecasts. It was one of the most enlightening changes of my life.”…
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Pure Portfolios’ 2024 Reading List
“Books and doors are the same thing. You open them, and you go through into another world.” – Jeanette Winterson, English author I’ve asked the…
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