August 2021 marks the five-year anniversary of Pure Portfolios. This is the untold story of how we launched. The Build-Up I was searching for a…
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The Untold Story of Pure Portfolios
How Advisors Saddle Clients with Massive Tax Bills
My favorite quote on taxes comes from Morgan Stanley… “You must pay taxes, but there’s no law that says you have to leave a tip.” Recently, we met a prospective client that was baffled how her advisor generated a large...
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“Do not let what’s out of your control interfere with all the things you can control.” – John Wooden, legendary UCLA basketball coach. I have…
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The Biggest Risk to New Retirees
“Consider two degenerate gamblers flipping a quarter for $100 per flip. One of the gamblers has heads and the other has tails for the duration…
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Mitigating Damage without Placing a Trade
“We will all feel pain in the next recession or stock market drop, but what can we do now to mitigate the damage?” – Pure…
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What’s Your Silver Lining?
The days blend together. I feel like Bill Murray in the movie Groundhog Day. I’m working at my makeshift office at the end of the…
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What Does the SECURE Act Mean for You?
On December 20th, 2019, President Trump signed the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (SECURE Act). The SECURE Act, effective January 1, 2020,…
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Pure Portfolios 2020 Client Letter
It seems like yesterday that we left the corporate suits behind to launch Pure Portfolios. We are forever grateful to the clients that took the…
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Portfolio Lay-Ups for Year-End
“Some taxpayers close their eyes, some stop their ears, some shut their mouths, but all pay through the nose.” – Evan Esar, American Humorist Thanksgiving…
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What’s Your Different Kind of Wealth?
“That man is richest whose pleasures are cheapest.” – Henry David Thoreau Most people associate wealth with large bank accounts, extravagant homes, and luxury cars….
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