The four themes affecting your investment returns in the 21st century – The National

The four themes affecting your investment returns in the 21st century – The National

's how you, your children and grandchildren should invest over the next 80 years, says Invesco. For the rest of this century, Invesco - which manages assets of $1.2 trillion (Dh4.5tn) globally - says four key factors will play a role in how to build the right investment portfolio: low bond yields, demographics, climate change and technological innovation.. For example, low interest rates make it easier to finance investments, but low bond yields penalise investors; investments can help develop technological solutions for climate change and decelerating populations, which otherwise would dampen economic growth.. But also if we do nothing about climate change, you have to revise your ideas even more," says Mr Jackson, who is also head of Emea ETFs' Research.. While some central banks, such as Sweden's Riksbank, have recently moved away from negative interest rates, Mr Jackson expects that if the global economy does go into recession in the next two to three years "they may have to revert to those negative interest rates for cyclical reasons".. Which, let's simplify, and say that is zero in real terms," Mr Jackson says.. "If you look at world population from 1950 to the year 2000, it was unprecedented growth -