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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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...
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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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Pure Portfolios’ November 2024 Market Commentary
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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Reckless 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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