Democratizing Access to Alternative Assets for 401(k) Investors
Reporting cited here
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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.
Sections 2-3The Retirement Alternatives Test — Audit finding · Cited analysis
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Trump directed Labor, Treasury, and the SEC to reconsider rules and guidance limiting alternative assets in participant-directed retirement plans.
Sections 2-3The Retirement Alternatives Test — The record · The record
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President Trump signed the August 7, 2025 executive order on alternative assets in 401(k) plans.
Sections 2-3The Retirement Alternatives Test — The record · The record