“Bonds as an asset class will always be needed, not just by insurance companies and pension funds, but aging boomers.” – Bill Gross, PIMCO founder…
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The Longest Drawdown in Recent History
Pure Portfolios’ 2025 Reading List
“The person who does not read has no advantage over the person who cannot read.” – Mark Twain I’ve asked the Pure Portfolios team to provide a list of influential books they’ve read in 2025, along with a brief description...
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In Pure Portfolios’ May 2024 Market Commentary, Chief Investment Officer, Nik Schuurmans, covers retailers reducing prices, gold’s sneaky good run, and the AI boom. Is…
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Principled Investing
“The dead outnumber the living fourteen to one, and we ignore the accumulated experience of such a huge majority of mankind at our peril.” —Niall Ferguson,…
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The Benchmark Fallacy
“The highest form of wealth is the ability to wake up every morning and say: ‘I can do whatever I want today.” — Morgan Housel,…
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Understanding Safe Withdrawal Rates
One of the key considerations in retirement planning is determining a safe withdrawal rate – the pace at which you can draw down your savings…
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Pure Portfolios’ April 2024 Market Commentary
In Pure Portfolios’ April 2024 Market Commentary, Chief Investment Officer, Nik Schuurmans, unpacks intra-year S&P 500 drawdowns, stubborn inflation, the crazy journey of the Magnificent…
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Rush to Riches
“Slow success builds character. Fast success builds ego.” Ratan Tata, former chair of Tata Group A young golfer approaches her swing coach and asks, “How…
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Markets After Major Geopolitical Events
“The world changes. This is the biggest problem in markets.” – Bill Miller, former chairmen of Legg Mason Capital Management T. Rowe Price, founder of…
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Hot Themes and Future Returns
“I didn’t learn anything. I already knew I wasn’t supposed to do that.” – Stanley Drunkenmiller, after losing $3 billion dollars on tech stocks. The…
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