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Joeri de Wilde: Wealthy Dutch people are hijacking the ‘middle class’ label

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 11:17:55 +0100

^{This column was originally written in Dutch. This is an English translation.}

A strikingly large proportion of the wealthiest 20% in the Netherlands consider themselves to be middle class. Because this group is relatively vocal in the public debate, their interests are increasingly equated with those of the middle class, including by the middle class itself.

By Joeri de Wilde, Senior Economist at Triodos Investment Management

Joeri de Wilde: Leaving the super-rich untouched is a danger to democracy

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:57:03 +0100

_{This column was originally written in Dutch. This is an English translation.}

By Joeri de Wilde, Senior Economist at Triodos Investment Management

The government is going to “get thing done”, but not about wealth inequality. Not only are the ultra-rich being left untouched, they are even being helped to pay even less tax. This means the country will remain locked in its current situation.

Joeri de Wilde: Hidden fault lines in the global economy

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 08:33:37 +0100

^{This column was originally written in Dutch. This is an English translation.}

By Joeri de Wilde, Senior Economist at Triodos Investment Management

The economic growth and stock market rally of 2025 give the impression that the global economy is resilient. Yet beneath this apparent success lie fault lines that long-term investors cannot afford to ignore.

Joeri de Wilde: If you turn too often, you'll get stuck.

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 06:04:42 +0100

_{This column was originally written in Dutch. This is an English translation.}

By Joeri de Wilde, Senior Economist at Triodos Investment Management

Bill Gates and Jens Stoltenberg recently made a shift that was packaged as sober realism. In reality, this reversal could seriously harm the sustainability transition.

Joeri de Wilde: Sustainability specialists in the Zuidas must make more noise

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 07:44:08 +0200

^{This column was originally written in Dutch. This is an English translation.}

By Joeri de Wilde, Senior Economist at Triodos Investment Management

Large asset managers and consulting firms like to present themselves as neutral practitioners and objective experts. In reality, they are all-powerful players deliberately slowing down the sustainability transition. It's high time their own sustainability specialists took action.