Every company needs a purpose beyond profit. Without a sense of purpose, no company, either public or private, can achieve its full potential.

leadershipAnnual Letter to CEOs, 2018

Risk is not the enemy. Risk you don't understand is the enemy.

riskBlackRock CEO interview, 2015

We focus on what we can control — the quality of our analysis, our risk management, our client relationships — and let the markets do what they will.

investingBlackRock Annual Report, 2020

Capitalism has the power to shape society and act as a powerful catalyst for change. But businesses that do not focus on making a positive contribution to society will ultimately lose the license to operate.

financeAnnual Letter to CEOs, 2022

Markets like clarity. They hate uncertainty. And right now, we have more uncertainty than I have seen in my 40 years in financial markets.

marketsCNBC Interview, 2022

The democratization of investing — making high-quality, low-cost investing available to everyone — is one of the most important financial developments of my lifetime.

passive-investingBlackRock Shareholder Letter, 2019