New bill would boost alternative assets in retirement plans; its sponsors estimate a modest diversification into "alts" could increase 401(k) performance by 17%.
The selloff to meet margin calls comes after the BOE confirmed it will end its emergency bond-buying program; reverberations were felt from Sydney to Frankfurt to New York.
More than three-quarters of Americans want to invest their money in a way that creates a better climate future, but 70% don't know whether their 401(k) includes an ESG fund option.
From Japanese pensions and life insurers to foreign governments and U.S. commercial banks, where once they were lining up to get their hands on U.S. government debt, most have now stepped away.
Yields are swinging wildly in the market that's the 'lifeblood of our national economic security,' putting the Fed in a bind between shoring up the Treasuries market and continuing to battle inflation.
It all depends on the health plan and whether it is fully insured or self-funded, but travel and lodging, as well as EAPs, may be available to employees.
