Jeroen Blokland: Nominal returns dominate investment decision-making

Jeroen Blokland: Nominal returns dominate investment decision-making
Nominal returns shape investment decisions

Jeroen Blokland said it is remarkable that nearly everything in investing revolves around nominal returns.

He noted that institutional investors set their strategic asset allocation mainly on the basis of nominal data. Blokland also referenced the impact of one of the worst bond bear markets on record.

Blokland has previously highlighted issues with box 3 taxation, describing aanwasbelasting as a poorly designed tax and noting concerns about double taxation on the same value in an earlier commentary. He also argued that public anger over the box 3 debate often targets the wrong tax issue, missing broader concerns, as discussed in another recent article. These viewpoints reflect his focus on the practical implications of taxation policy for investors.

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