In Pure Portfolios’ November 2024 Commentary, Chief Investment Officer, Nik Schuurmans, covers how the market tends to overshoot post-election, how stocks perform when one party…
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Pure Portfolios’ November 2024 Market Commentary
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 moreReckless Government Spending: How it Could Impact Your Investments
“We are going to be broke really quickly unless we get serious about dealing with our spending issues.” – Paul Tudor Jones, hedge fund manager…
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Could Future S&P 500 Returns Be Lower?
“History doesn’t repeat, but it often rhymes.” – Mark Twain Anyway you slice it, the S&P 500 is historically expensive. The conundrum for those waiting…
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Pure Portfolios’ October 2024 Market Commentary
In Pure Portfolios’ October 2024 Commentary, Chief Investment Officer, Nik Schuurmans, covers asset class returns & falling inflation, how often the U.S. economy is in…
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Consumer Sentiment and S&P Returns
“There is a very thin line between confidence and arrogance.” – Adam Peaty, Olympic swimmer What comes first, confidence or success? It’s a question I’ve…
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The Danger of Recency Bias in Investment Decisions
“Why would I own anything other than the S&P 500?” “I’m thinking of putting my entire retirement nest egg in the S&P 500 and calling…
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Fed Cuts and Mortgage Rates Higher?
“Just wait until the Fed cuts, the housing market is going to get white hot.” – random real estate agent Do you know someone that…
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Let’s Freak Out About the Election (Seriously)
We have penned blog after blog how elections are a non-event in the grand scheme of your investment portfolio. We recorded a video outlining every…
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Pure Portfolios’ September 2024 Market Commentary
In Pure Portfolios’ September Commentary, Chief Investment Officer, Nik Schuurmans, covers the Fed pivot & future S&P 500 returns, softening labor market, and the borrowing…
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