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The Future of Retirement is Here

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date March 31, 2026
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The change could quietly unlock billions in hidden retirement wealth for everyday Americans.

Tags 401(k) Plans, Alternative Investments, Department of Labor (DOL), Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), Fiduciary Duty Standards, financial inclusion, Investment Diversification, Private Equity Markets, Retirement Policy, Retirement Savings Crisis

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The Real Story Behind What’s “Inside” Your 401(k)

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date December 17, 2025
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Why collective investment trusts deliver lower costs without sacrificing fiduciary protections.

Tags 401(k), Asset Allocation, Capital Markets, Collective Investment Trusts (CITs), Cost Efficiency, Defined Contribution Plans, Department of Labor (DOL), Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans, Excessive Fee Litigation, Expense Ratios, Fiduciary Duty, financial inclusion, Financial Journalism, financial regulation, Financial Services Policy, Independent Auditors, Institutional Investing, Investment Choice, Investment Fees, Investment Oversight, Investment Transparency, Investor Education, Investor Protection, Jason Zweig, Legal Risk, Liquidity Management, Long-Term Investing, Market-Based Retirement Solutions, Mutual Funds, Plan Fiduciaries, Plan Sponsors, Portfolio Diversification, Private Assets, Private Credit, Private Equity, Regulatory Risk, Retirement Litigation, Retirement Plan Costs, Retirement Plan Governance, Retirement Planning, Retirement Policy, Retirement Reform, Retirement Savings, Retirement Security, Risk-Adjusted Returns, Target-Date Funds, Target-Date Investing, Third-Party Valuation, Trial Lawyers, Valuation Standards, Wall Street Journal, Wealth Building, Workplace Retirement

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Expanding 401(k) Access to Private Markets

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date August 24, 2025
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Why America’s workers deserve the same investment opportunities as public pensions.

Tags 401(k) Retirement Plans, Accredited Investors, Alternative Assets, Asset Allocation Funds, Capital Formation, Closed-End Funds, Committee on Capital Markets Regulation (CCMR), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defined Benefit Plans, Defined Contribution Plans, Department of Labor (DOL), ERISA Safe Harbor, Executive Order 2025, Fiduciary Duty, Illiquidity Premium, Infrastructure Investment, Investment Diversification, Keith Sonderling, Litigation Risk, Macroeconomic Growth, Private Credit, Private Equity, Public Pension Funds, Public vs Private Markets, Qualified Purchasers, Real Estate Investments, Retirement Income Growth, Retirement Security, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Trial Attorneys, U.S. Economy, Venture Capital