ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
There has been no shortage of tragic and concerning news lately in the media. There is real utility to staying optimistic, it’s better for your health, happiness, relationships, and in our opinion… It’s better for your wealth. Figure 1 is a tally over time of the global population then divided by those below and above the extreme poverty line which is adjusted for inflation over time. The poverty line is characterized as ‘severe deprivation of basic human needs.’
Figure 1
In public surveys around the world, people tend to think that extreme poverty has not decreased, but it is difficult to overstate the positivity of this chart. In the last 200 years (just 3 lifetimes) we have gone from the having the overwhelming majority of people in severe poverty to having the vast majority of people out of severe poverty.
Furthermore, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) projects Global Severe poverty will be abolished around 2030-2035. With more people out of poverty, people are freed up to contribute to society in all the different ways that make their lives, and the lives of people around them better. Then, as that ripples out and forward you also end up with millions of pounds of total additional ‘brain’ free to work on things like the climate crisis and pandemics.
It is also a benefit for population growth. Contrary to the understanding of over-population alarmists who suggest we will outgrow our planet and deplete its resources “like a virus on a host,” Populations that escape poverty and become developed have fewer kids. A 2020 Study by ‘The Lancet’ general medical journal (Figure 2) projects global population will peak in 2064 at 9.7 billion then decline to 8.8 billion by the year 2100. Similarly, an analysis from Wittgenstein Center for demography predicts a peak in 2070 at 9.4 billion and then decline to 9 billion by 2100 thereafter.
FundEX Investments & iA Investia
As many of you know already, officially on July 1st 2021 FundEX has been amalgamated with sister company, Investia Financial. I would emphasize that this change is not the result of an acquisition by a third-party firm and has no impact on our relationships, your accounts, your client portal, or the value and holdings in your investment portfolio. The change is effectively just the name because iA financial has spent the last several years assimilating FundEX’s operations with Investia’s proactively.
REOPENING PLAN
We are open for business by appointment! We have had the luxury through this pandemic of being able to do a lot of our work remotely.
It was also a priority to keep staff working so for Kristen in Nanaimo we continued business as usual regular hours etc and for Krista in Duncan, Krista elected to work from home so she could spend more time with her husband while things were shut down. The plan as it stands is for Krista to continue working from home because she is really enjoying it, and the Duncan office will continue to be open by appointment only. Krista has said she would like to continue this basis until she retires.QUOTES
I’m an optimist because I’ve never met a rich pessimist.
To contract new debts is not the way to pay old ones.
Setting a good example is a far better way to spread ideals than through force of arms.
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