Trump opens the door for alternative assets in 401(k) retirement plans

Reporting cited here

1. reported

   Associated Press reported that private-equity and other alternative-asset firms had long sought access to retirement-plan assets, while emphasizing that the order did not immediately change participant investments.

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2. documented

   Trump's administration went past the order itself, rescinding guidance and proposing a fiduciary safe harbor that opens both a regulatory pathway and a commercial opportunity. No transfer mechanism or realized benefit is established: that would take a final rule, plan adoption, fund flows, disclosed conflicts and participant outcomes.

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