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Big changes coming to 401(k) after recent Trump executive order

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President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing regulators to make it easier for 401(k) plans to include private equity, cryptocurrency, and other alternative investments.

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  1. UPI

    Trump to sign order to allow crypto, private equity in 401(k) accounts (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    President Donald Trump is scheduled to sign an executive order Thursday to allow cryptocurrencies, private equity and real estate into employee 401(k)s.

  2. The Hill

    Trump signs 4019(k) executive order allowing cryptocurrencies, private equity (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    President Trump to sign executive order allowing 401(k) investors access to cryptocurrencies and other alternative assets.

  3. Forbes

    Signed! Trump Order Opens 401(k)s To Crypto, Real Estate, And More (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Trump’s order opens $8.7T in 401(k)s to crypto, real estate, and private equity—giving 70M Americans access to high-growth investments once off-limits.

  4. Newsweek

    Donald Trump's executive order changing 401(k)s: What to know (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Trump is opening up 401(k) retirement plans to alternative assets, such as private equity and crypto, the White House has said.

  5. CNN

    Trump will sign an executive order that may make it easier for 401(k)s to offer private equity investments (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    President Donald Trump on Thursday is expected to sign an executive order that could make it easier for 401(k)s and other workplace retirement plans to offer employees the option of investing some of their savings in alternative investments including private equity, long the domain of institutional …

  6. Investor's Business Daily

    Bitcoin Advances With Trump To Add Crypto To 401(k) Plans (opens Investor's Business Daily)

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    Investor's Business Daily's feed description

    Bitcoin, ethereum surge to August highs as President Trump is set to announce an EO adding cryptos to 401(k) plans.

  7. New York Post

    Trump clears way for alternate assets like private equity, crypto in 401(k)s (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    President Trump signed an executive order Thursday allowing alternative assets like private equity, cryptocurrency and real estate in 401(k)s.

  8. WOGX Ocala

    Big changes coming to 401(k) after recent Trump executive order (opens WOGX Ocala)

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    WOGX Ocala's feed description

    President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing regulators to make it easier for 401(k) plans to include private equity, cryptocurrency, and other alternative investments.

  9. The Guardian

    Trump signs order to allow crypto and real estate investments in retirement plans (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Experts say allowing alternative assets like cryptocurrency in 401(k) portfolios carries a high degree of risk

  10. Fortune

    Trump to sign executive order to allow crypto and other private assets into 401(k)s (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    The order asks the Secretary of Labor to reexamine department guidance regarding the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

  11. The Boston Globe

    Trump opens the door for private equity and crypto as 401(k) retirement plan options (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Federal agencies would need to rewrite rules and regulations to allow the expanded choices, and that would take months or more to complete.

  12. Gizmodo

    Trump Turns 401(k)s Into Crypto Machines (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    A new executive order could funnel billions from American retirement accounts into Bitcoin and other digital assets, a massive win for the crypto industry and a huge new risk for your savings.

  13. ABC 7 New York

    Major 401(k) changes: What to know about Trump's new crypto and private equity rules (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    Trump's executive order allows cryptocurrency and private equity in 401(k) plans.

  14. Forbes

    Trump 401(k) Executive Order 'A Major Step Toward Mainstream Adoption' (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    President Trump's executive order to allow cryptocurrencies in 401(ks) represents “a major step toward mainstream adoption" of such assets, said analyst Joe DiPasquale.

  15. WTOP Washington DC

    What to know about potentially adding crypto investment to your 401(k) (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    A new executive order signed by President Donald Trump will allow retirement accounts to include alternative investments, including cryptocurrency.

  16. CBS News

    Trump opens the door for crypto and private equity in your 401(k) retirement plan (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Under a new executive order signed by President Trump, workers could add higher-risk assets like cryptocurrencies to their 401(k)s.

  17. Thv11

    Trump shifts retirement rules to include riskier 401(k) retirement plan options (opens Thv11)

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    Thv11's feed description

    New plans from employers could invest in alternative assets, particularly private equity, cryptocurrencies and real estate. It may take months or more to establish.

  18. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Trump opens door to crypto in 401(k)s (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    NEW YORK -- Millions of Americans saving for retirement through 401(k) accounts could have the option of putting their money in higher-risk private equity and cryptocurrency investments, according to an executive order signed Thursday by President Donald Trump that could give those financial players…

  19. Forbes

    Trump Order Opens 401(k)s To Crypto, Real Estate, And More (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Trump’s order opens $8.7T in 401(k)s to crypto, real estate, and private equity—giving 70M Americans access to high-growth investments once off-limits.

  20. CBS News

    Trump wants your 401(k) to access crypto and private equity. Here's what to know. (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    President Trump signed an executive order that he says will democratize alternative investments for workers saving for retirement.

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