I ask myself a simple question sometimes: “If I didn’t think tomorrow was going to be better than today, why would I even get out of bed?”
Seriously. If the future is doomed, if humanity is spiraling, and if it’s all downhill from here… what is the point of the struggle? Why go to work? Why build a business? Why raise a family?
The very act of waking up and facing the day is an act of optimism. It is a silent declaration that there is something worth working toward.
Our investment philosophy is built on this exact same sentiment.
If you believe the world is going to hell in a handbasket, it makes no sense to save for retirement. You should be buying canned beans, ammo, and a bunker.
But if you believe that humans are fundamentally problem-solvers, then investing becomes the only logical choice.
From 30,000 feet, the trend line is clear. Humanity might trip over its own feet constantly. We have wars, recessions, and political messiness. But look at the big picture:
- Things are better today than they were for our parents.
- Things were better for our parents than for our grandparents.
Our grandparents worried about polio and global wars without instant communication. We have the sum of human knowledge in our pockets and medical miracles on demand.
The stock market is the embodiment of this progress.
It isn’t a casino. It’s a scoreboard for human ingenuity. Stocks reflect the companies that are waking up every morning—just like you—to make goods and provide services that improve our lives.
- They are developing AI to diagnose cancer.
- They are building clean energy infrastructure.
- They are creating logistics networks that deliver anything to your door in 24 hours.
When you invest, you are betting that 8 billion people will keep trying to make their lives a little bit better than they were yesterday.
Betting against the market is betting against humanity. And if you’re going to bet against humanity, you might as well stay in bed.
But I’m getting up. I’m going to work. And I’m staying invested.