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The Dog That Didn’t Bark

“Far more money has been lost by investors preparing for corrections, or trying to anticipate corrections, than has been lost in corrections themselves.” – Peter Lynch, former manager of Fidelity Magellan Fund The act of trying to time or prepare...
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Nik Schuurmans, CFA

The Untold Story of Pure Portfolios

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The Untold Story of Pure Portfolios

August 2021 marks the five-year anniversary of Pure Portfolios. This is the untold story of how we launched. The Build-Up I was searching for a…
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Taking Cues from the Market

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Taking Cues from the Market

“In the end, how your investment behaves is much less important than how you behave.” – Benjamin Graham, famous investor Much had changed, but nothing…
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Intoxicated with Pessimism

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Intoxicated with Pessimism

“Optimism sounds like a sales pitch. Pessimism sounds like someone is trying to help you.” – Morgan Housel, The Collaborative Fund Bill has financial freedom….
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Avoiding Stupidity is Underrated

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Avoiding Stupidity is Underrated

“All I want to know is where I’m going to die, so I’ll never go there.” – Charlie Munger, Berkshire Hathaway Let’s say you’re having…
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It’s Been Too Easy

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It’s Been Too Easy

“Expectation is the root of all heartache.” – William Shakespeare Under promise, over deliver. The universal mental shortcut for managing expectations. Set the bar low,…
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Retirement Simplicity is Beautiful

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Retirement Simplicity is Beautiful

“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” – Confucius, Chinese philosopher My morning inbox routine, delete, delete, delete… “Boom in Securities-Based…
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Not So Obvious

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Not So Obvious

“Hindsight is 20/20.” – Richard Armour, American comedian What was unclear 12-18 months ago, looks clear as day now. I knew the market would come…
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Predicting Irrational Beasts

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Predicting Irrational Beasts

“We are emotional, irrational beasts who are emotional and irrational in predictable, pattern-filled ways.” – Chris Voss, author of Never Split the Difference. Stanley sold…
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Internal vs. External Focus

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Internal vs. External Focus

“Do not let what’s out of your control interfere with all the things you can control.” – John Wooden, legendary UCLA basketball coach. I have…
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