A TIDAL WAVE IS UPON US
It’s a tidal wave of technological innovation, and economies across the globe are already feeling the waves. After a tumultuous three years in the markets, investors may be looking for a break from the volatility. But we don’t think that’s what we’re going to see.
Taking a step back from current events, we observe that one way to mark the most significant changes in human history is to analyze how technology has impacted our lives. Technological innovation has come in many forms and includes everything from prehistoric stone cutting to the latest virtual reality. Along the way, metallurgy, the printing press, steam power, the cotton gin, airplanes, space flight, of course the internet and smart phones changed our world.
Technological innovation is perhaps most significant when it forces a rapid re-ordering of economies. Most technological innovations have improved our standard of living, on the whole, and expanded the global economy. Workers benefited greatly if they could adapt to the changing demands of the labor market with new skill sets. Some workers were left behind. The companies and countries that navigated these changes most adroitly were able to create prosperity on a scale unimaginable to a prior generation.
Over the last century, it became possible for an individual to benefit from technological innovation just by investing. Equity investors with capital to deploy didn’t need to have new skill sets. They just needed to be diversified and to stay invested during the inevitable market dips. Equity investors are protected from the changing world in this way, and this will be the key to surviving a world that is about to undergo what could be the biggest technological innovation in human history.
In our 2023 Q1 Annual Market Report Presentation featured in the video above, we will go into more detail about how our investing strategies can help you stay afloat as the tidal wave comes ashore.
This is Eric Cramer, Chief Investment Officer for BIP Wealth.
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