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Nik Schuurmans, CFA
- Jan 19
- 3 min
Throw Away the Old Playbook
"Much of the confusion about the current state of the economy has its origin in people trying to apply classic business-cycle analysis to...
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Nik Schuurmans, CFA
- Jan 13
- 1 min
Managing Market Volatility
"Volatility gets you in the gut. There's no question that when prices are jumping around, you feel different from when they're stable." -...
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Nik Schuurmans, CFA
- Jan 6
- 3 min
How Does this Bull Market Stack Up?
"Everyone is a genius in a bull market." Mark Cuban, entrepreneur and owner of the Dallas Mavericks. There's no shortage of investors &...
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Nik Schuurmans, CFA
- Dec 30, 2021
- 2 min
Pure Portfolios' 2021 Client Letter
2021 marks the five-year anniversary of Pure Portfolios (see The Story of Pure Portfolios). We are grateful for the client relationships...
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Nik Schuurmans, CFA
- Dec 21, 2021
- 1 min
Pure Portfolios' Best of 2021
"A fit body, a calm mind, a house full of love. These things cannot be bought — they must be earned." - Naval Ravikant, entrepreneur...
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Nik Schuurmans, CFA
- Dec 9, 2021
- 3 min
Tis the Season for Wall Street Forecasting Pt. V
"I am skeptical about stock market forecasting by anybody, and particularly by bankers." Benjamin Graham, famous investor Historical...
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Nik Schuurmans, CFA
- Dec 2, 2021
- 2 min
Sniffing All-Time Highs and Nobody is Happy
"We locked down the economy for 18 months, spent ~$14 trillion, and now my margarita costs 30% more." - Cullen Roche, author & investor....
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Nik Schuurmans, CFA
- Nov 24, 2021
- 6 min
Pure Portfolios' 2021 Reading List
"It's not about "educated" vs. "uneducated" it's about "likes to read" vs. "doesn't like to read." - Naval Ravikant One of my favorite...
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Nik Schuurmans, CFA
- Nov 17, 2021
- 3 min
What is the Right Stock Allocation for Retirees?
"The trouble with retirement is that you never get a day off." - Abe Lemons, college basketball coach It's a delicate balance every...
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Nik Schuurmans, CFA
- Nov 11, 2021
- 3 min
How to Reduce Capital Gains in your Portfolio
"A fine is a tax for doing something wrong. A tax is a fine for doing something right." Anonymous You sold a large chunk of company stock...
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Nik Schuurmans, CFA
- Nov 4, 2021
- 3 min
Not All Indexing is Good
"When trillions of dollars are managed by Wall Streeters charging high fees, it will usually be the managers who reap outsized profits,...
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Nik Schuurmans, CFA
- Oct 28, 2021
- 3 min
Worried About Inflation? You Might Own These Assets to Hedge
"Inflation sparks heated debates because everyone spends their money differently so there's no single inflation rate -- your inflation...
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Nik Schuurmans, CFA
- Oct 21, 2021
- 3 min
When Was the Last Time you Changed your Mind?
"If I were tasked with building the ultimate human investor, being able to change one's mind would be the number one skill on the list."...
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Nik Schuurmans, CFA
- Oct 14, 2021
- 3 min
How Does a Fed Taper Affect Market Volatility?
"Our discussions of the economy may sometimes ring in the ears of the public with more certainty than is appropriate." Jerome Powell,...
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Nik Schuurmans, CFA
- Oct 7, 2021
- 3 min
Is There Ever a Good Reason to Panic Sell?
"Far more money has been lost by investors trying to anticipate corrections, than lost in the corrections themselves." Peter Lynch,...
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Nik Schuurmans, CFA
- Sep 30, 2021
- 4 min
Is a Roth Conversion Right for You?
To convert or not to convert. Too often investors want to convert to a Roth IRA without fully understanding the risks, benefits, and how...
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Nik Schuurmans, CFA
- Sep 23, 2021
- 3 min
Is Market Volatility Still Elevated?
"Volatility gets you in the gut. There's no question that when prices are jumping around, you feel different from when they're stable." -...
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Nik Schuurmans, CFA
- Sep 16, 2021
- 2 min
Can Stocks Get Cheaper and Go Higher?
"History shows us, over and over, that bull markets can go well beyond rational valuation levels as long as the outlook for future...
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Nik Schuurmans, CFA
- Sep 9, 2021
- 3 min
Why are ETFs Tax-Efficient?
“Those of you who make investments outside of any retirement accounts are absolutely crazy if you are using actively managed funds rather...
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