New rule opens 401(k) plans to private equity, prompting debate over benefits versus costs and transparency risks.

President Trump signed an executive order that he says will democratize alternative investments for workers saving for ...

Experts say the order could benefit younger and wealthier investors but pose risks for those nearing retirement.

The move is a critical step in President Donald Trump’s push to open 401ks — the term for US retirement savings accounts — to private investment firms who see the system as a crucial market to draw in ...

The rocky road to a comfortable retirement not made smoother by new private equity and crypto investment options.

President Donald Trump signed an order enabling Americans to include private market investments, commodities and ...

In May 2025, Empower launched a program allowing private market exposure in DC plans via collective investment trusts managed ...

Background - On Aug. 7, 2025, the president issued an executive order that may result in an expansion in the types of holdings ...

CFOs are all in on AI, lower-than-expected inflation fuels hopes of rate cuts, IRS commissioner is quickly removed.

The Institute described the executive order as “an historic effort to open retirement accounts to costly, complicated, risky, ...

Executive SummaryAmidst changes in the composition of US capital markets and the US retirement system towards private markets and defined contribution ...

On the funding front, as of January 1, 2025, the plan remained fully funded with a preliminary surplus of $29.1 billion. The ...