Tag: alternative investments
What is the Labor Department thinking? The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) just rescinded 2022 guidance that discouraged fiduciaries from including cryptocurrency options, such as bitcoin, in 401(k) retirement plans. DOL said that it was just taking the agency’s thumb off the scale and was “neither endorsing, nor disapproving of” fiduciaries who decide to includ…
And in recent years, they have actually hurt; although they may have dampened volatility. In fiscal year 2022, state and local pension plans have seen the decline in the stock market erase much of the gains from 2021. And, recent media reports by Pensions and Investments, The Wall Street Journal, and others have suggested that…
