A topic long of interest on Vortex is what implications the revolution in technology of the last few decades will have for employment. With the imminent advent of self-driving vehicles, one occupation that seems at risk is that of driving trucks. But one gets the sense that any dramatic changes in that sector are a few years off. An occupation I wasn't expecting to be on the line is that of managers of actively managed mutual funds. Recently BlackRock began consolidating its actively managed funds with funds that rely on algorithmic trading, along the lines of Vanguard's exchange-traded funds:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/28/business/dealbook/blackrock-actively-managed-funds-computer-models.html?_r=0 There are still some actively managed funds at BlackRock, and this area of the business is still profitable. But it's not clear how long it will continue to be. Eric
