Sustainable equities: Be an optimist

"The path of least resistance is up. One of the indisputable truths about investing is that the past is certain, but the future is all probabilities. Hindsight is a wonderful thing, as the saying goes.

One of my favourite sayings is if you want to be a successful journalist, be a pessimist; if you want to be a successful investor, be an optimist. This is not to say that investments can only go up – they clearly do not in some years – but it is to say that generally over the long term, societies improve, economies grow, innovation thrives and optimism wins."

Read the sustainable equities chapter from our Outlook 2025:

Sustainable equities: Be an optimist, by Mike Fox

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Royal London Asset Managment Outlook 2025

This is a financial promotion and is not investment advice. Past performance is not a guide to future performance. The value of investments and any income from them may go down as well as up and is not guaranteed. Investors may not get back the amount invested. Portfolio characteristics and holdings are subject to change without notice. The views expressed are those of the author at the date of publication unless otherwise indicated, which are subject to change, and is not investment advice.