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President Trump warns ‘your 401k’s will crash,’ but investors don’t seem too worried about it

[MarketWatch, Getty/iStock] President Donald Trump is absolutely critical to keeping this bull market alive, according to President Donald Trump. Here’s his latest tweet on the matter: This is nothing new, of course. Trump’s presidential tweets have been rife with self-glorification ever since he took office. According to the Trump Twitter Archive, […]

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Trump DOL, SEC Fail To Warn 401ks About Massive Private Equity Dangers

[Forbes, Getty Images] Trump’s U. S. Department of Labor is pushing 401k sponsors to include the highest cost, highest risk, most secretive “private equity” investments ever devised by Wall Street in the retirement plans they offer to America’s workers. Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Jay Clayton claims […]

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Opinion: More cuts to 401(k) matches are coming

[MarketWatch, Getty Images] To conserve cash, some employers are suspending contributions to their workers’ 401(k) accounts. And if this downturn plays out like previous recessions, more will follow. The handful of employers announcing suspensions in recent weeks include travel companies and retailers hit first and hardest by shrinking consumer demand, […]

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