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Larry Fink’s 2024 Annual Chairman’s Letter to Investors | BlackRock

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Mega forces are big, structural changes that affect investing now - and far in the future. This creates major opportunities - and risks - for investors. When my mom passed away in 2012, my dad started to decline quickly, and my brother and I had to go through my parents’ bills and finances. Both my mom and dad worked great jobs for 50 years, but they were never in the top tax bracket. My mom taught English at the local state college (Cal Northridge), and my dad owned a shoe store. I don’t know exactly how much they made every year, but in today’s dollars, it was probably not more than $150,000 as a couple. So, my brother and I were surprised when we saw the size of our parents' retirement savings. It was an order of magnitude bigger than you’d expect for a couple making their income. And when we finished going over their estate, we learned why: My parents' investments. My dad had always been an enthusiastic investor. He encouraged me to buy my first stock (the DuPont chemical company)

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