“Fear, greed and hope have destroyed more portfolio value than any recession or depression we have ever been through.” – James O’Shaughnessy, Founder of O’Shaughnessy…
Read More
Pure Portfolios’ April 2024 Market Commentary
Six Investing Lessons from 2022
“I have civilized my own subjects; I have conquered other nations; yet I have not been able to civilize or conquer myself.” – Peter the…
Read More
U.S. Debt Ceiling Fiasco: Big Risk or Big Nothing?
“Playing political football with a vote to raise the nation’s debt ceiling has become as predictable as a Twitter rant from Charlie Sheen.” – Peter…
Read More
The Perception of Risk
Quick question, which below stock market graph would you deem more risky? Graph A or B? Graph A Source: Koyfin, Pure Portfolios The above graph…
Read More
Investment Themes by Decade
“Owning US tech was the trade of the last decade. Look forwards not backwards. That trade is over. What will be the one to take…
Read More
Santa Claus Rally, Fact or Fiction?
“The real rally could come not from Santa Claus, but from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, who will decide how much longer to hike interest…
Read More
Tis the Season for Wall Street Forecasting Pt. VI
“There are two kinds of forecasters: those who don’t know, and those who don’t know they don’t know.” – John Kenneth Balbraith, economist Hot chocolate….
Read More
Top 5 Pure Portfolios’ Blogs: Turkey Edition
“Thanksgiving is a joyous invitation to shower the world with love and gratitude.” – Amy Leigh Mercree We take a break from our regular blog…
Read More
Avoiding the Extremes
“You should obsess over risks that do permanent damage & care little about risks that do temporary harm, but the opposite is more common.” –…
Read More