BlackRock CEO makes the case for long-term investing amid AI boom
By Julia Shapero
Published on March 23, 2026.
BlackRock CEO, Larry Fink, has argued that long-term investing could help limit wealth inequality amid the rapid rise of AI, which is expected to further concentrate wealth at the top of society. Fink highlighted that in recent decades, most wealth has shifted towards individuals who own assets, rather than those who earn their money by working. He argued that short-term investments can help countries build domestic industries and demonstrate how their country's growth can benefit them. He also suggested that employer-backed emergency savings accounts and federally backed kids’’�s savings accounts could open up investing to more people.
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