Investors are expecting a positive investment environment
over the next year. Eighty-eight (88%) believe their worth will rise, 84%
believe their investment portfolios will stay the same or improve, and 70% envision
a better investment climate. This optimism pushes the belief that investment
prospects are growing and a few gold nuggets provide for higher growth sectors.
Positive impressions are persisting despite
some looming problems in the governance and the geo-political issues of our times.
A total of 90% of those polled are somewhat concerned about prospects of the
nation, 87% about government budgets, 82% about international conflict, 81%
about trade deficits, and 75% about terrorism. America has a stable but adjustable system that can attract investors if they believe policy makers are trying to solve problems and create win-win situations.
Starting to make small adjustments in government
spending to ensure that money is being wisely spent in a manner that raises the
functionality of the nation; economic and human. The very way in which government
representatives handle international conflict to reduce risks or the development of stronger treaty management to fosters hub growth can be an important topic of discussion.
This year technology is seen as a hot market by 72% of
investors who feel it has high growth potential. New products are being
developed at a sufficient pace to make investment returns higher than other
markets. Other areas of positive investment include bio-tech (67%), energy
(66%), pharmaceuticals (61%) and communications (54%).
The U.S. is considered the best place to invest
money by 52% of investors followed by China (41%), India (39%), Japan (38%) and
Brazil (34%). National investment positions are a vote of confidence in
the entire environment that includes everything from infrastructure to
political stability. Those who prefer one nation over another due so based upon
risk assessment and their personal affiliations with that culture.
High optimism are rare opportunities to boost improving growth by putting together investment pathways through better open data management. Economic growth is
heavily influenced by human psychologies (Dhaoui, et. al., 2013). Encouraging
investors to find locations where their personal investment optimism match with
local clusters that need investment capital can make a difference in national
growth.
Approximately 2.5 trillion dollars are held by
institutional investors in the U.S. (Voorhes & Humphrey’s, 2013). Factoring
in sustainable and responsible principles among the decision-making matrices institutional
and capitalist investors use can better ensure this money is making it to areas
that have the widest sociological and economic impact. When investors and labor both reap the benefits societal stability increases and motivation rises.
American growth relies on many factors that are too
numerous to mention within a short article. It is possible to say that improved
investment optimism, stronger political decision making, and stronger
information on investment “hot spots” within local clusters and hubs can ensure
that optimism doesn’t go to waste. Optimism can beget more optimism with paths open to more opportunities.
As Robert Trout the WWII news broadcaster known as
the “Iron Man of Radio” stated with eloquence, “A
successful society is characterized by a rising living standard for its
population, increasing investment in factories [i.e. hubs and clusters] and basic infrastructure, and
the generation of additional surplus, which is invested in generating new
discoveries in science and technology.”
The Report: http://www.morganstanley.com/about/press/articles/e1f23a70-90cd-4948-bc41-ba663837dd8f.html
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