The Department of Labor’s March 2022 attempt to regulate cryptocurrency investments has left numerous outstanding questions about its effect on brokerage windows.
Incorporating alternative assets into a defined contribution investment lineup is an opportunity to reflect older participants’ desire for growth, experts say.
If applied to all US target-date options, the incorporation of illiquid assets could represent $5 billion in additional net returns, according to a Georgetown University research report.
Plan sponsors and their retirement industry providers can take steps toward facilitating greater coordination and use of systematic withdrawals by plan participants.
According to most analysts, the fall in discount rates raised liabilities by more than the growth in equities, leading to deterioration of funded status in March.