U.S. Retirement Accounts

Enhancing Your Retirement Portfolio With Alternatives

by davidgoldstein
September 2, 2019April 17, 2021

Of the $25 trillion held in U.S. retirement accounts, less than 2% of that amount is invested in alternative assets – and new research suggests that this low allocation to alternatives may be a mistake on the part of those approaching or in retirement as alternatives can reduce risk and enhance returns, thus helping to ensure that retirees don’t run…

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Leakage Problem: How Companies Are Trying To Stop Employees From Raiding Their 401(k)s (And Threatening Their Retirements)

by davidgoldstein
April 11, 2017April 17, 2021

With 401(k) account balances rising, more employees are wondering how they can get their hands on that money. However, whether it’s from borrowing from their 401(k)s or pulling the money out when they leave jobs, the result is one of the biggest threats to Americans’ retirement savings: leakage. Today’s article notes that, according to one analysis, such leakage “threatens to…

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