Tale of Two Markets
“What you see is not what others see. We inhabit parallel worlds of perception, bounded by our interest and experience. What is obvious to some…
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What Are Reasonable Return Expectations?
“Reality will pay you back in equal proportion to your delusion.” - Will Smith, actor & musician Stanley Druckenmiller is one of the most successful investors of his generation. During his time running Duquesne Capital (1981 – 2010), he never...
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Probable Probabilities
“The biggest risk is always what no one sees coming, because if no one sees it coming, no one’s prepared for it; and if no…
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The Longest Drawdown in Recent History
“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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Pure Portfolios’ May 2024 Market Commentary
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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To Convert or Not Convert? Roth is the Question
Just as diversification is important in investing, it’s equally important in retirement planning. By diversifying your assets across different types of accounts—taxable, tax-deferred, and tax-free—you…
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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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