Pure Portfolios’ March 2024 Market Commentary
In Pure Portfolios’ March 2024 Market Commentary, Chief Investment Officer, Nik Schuurmans, unpacks high yield credit spreads, elevated U.S. stock valuations & future returns, and…
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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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Estimating Future Equity Returns
“We deceive ourselves when we believe that past stock market return patterns provide the bounds by which we can predict the future.” – John Bogle,…
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The Resilience of the U.S. Economy
Let’s go back to summer of 2022. It wasn’t a matter of if a recession was coming, rather a matter of when. From our July…
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Why Not Go All-In on the S&P 500?
“I might just put my money in the S&P 500 and call it good. “ – anonymous prospective client The drumbeat is growing louder as…
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Pure Portfolios’ February 2024 Market Commentary
In Pure Portfolios’ February 2024 Market Commentary, Chief Investment Officer, Nik Schuurmans, unpacks the struggles of rate sensitive assets, why all-time highs are nothing to…
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The Most Valuable Financial Advisor Task
“Investors are always searching for good ideas, when what they need are good habits.” – Jason Zweig, Wall Street Journal & author If you asked…
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Is There Such a Thing as “Safe” Stocks?
“People want to believe that this time is different, that there’s something new under the sun, and through their own ingenuity they can wish risk…
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How High Interest Rates Impact Financial Decisions
“Invest in preparedness, not prediction.” – Morgan Housel, Collaborative Fund Financial planning is important because it helps clients understand where they stand today and what…
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Pure Portfolios’ January 2024 Market Commentary
In Pure Portfolios’ January 2024 Market Commentary, Chief Investment Officer, Nik Schuurmans, covers January performance and what it could mean for the rest of the…
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