1、because the future depends on itInvestInvest2019 Annual ReportBlackRock is investing to help more and more people experience financial well-beingThe power of BlackRock is that each day,we better position ourselves to help the world invest so that we can liveour purpose.We invest on behalf of clients
2、,because their futures depend on it.And we invest in BlackRock,because ourfuture depends on it.$10,000 invested in global equity markets on January 1,2009and left alone over a decadewould be$30,000 today.$10,000 invested every year over a 4-decade long career would be$200,000 of annual income at ret
3、irement.Yes,thats annual.That is the power of investing.1BlackRock Annual Report 2019Whole Portfolio SolutionsThought LeadershipDiverse Investment PlatformPortfolio Construction&Risk Management TechnologySustainability2BlackRock Annual Report 2019InvestingAll of our clients invest with purpose:pensi
4、on funds,because workers retirement incomes depend on it;governments,because their people and infrastructure depend on it;charitable foundations,because their causes depend on it.Investing is often associated with beating a benchmark or minimizing tracking error,but when itcomes down to peoples futu
5、res,picking one active or index fund is not the answer.Institutions and wealth managers need partners who understand their goals and their challenges.Partners who can deliver everything from a wide range of investment building blocks(funds),to advice and technology for managing risk,allocating asset
6、s and constructing portfolios,to thought leadership on how to navigate whats going on inthe world around us.BlackRock has deliberately invested in our business to be a whole portfolio partner for our clients.Weve invested to build a comprehensive platform across active,index,alternative and cash inv