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...However F/m argues that the funds, like all ETFs, are largely off limits to investors saving for their retirement in 401(k) pension plans, a key market for bonds....
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...Analysts note the price tag reflects the wider increase in the cost of capital and excludes savings from commodity shocks and the benefit of emissions reductions....
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...That would have been a cut of nearly a quarter of the 86,790 officials then working in the capital, saving £2bn over 15 years. It never really happened....
...People’s 401(k) plans are going to be down this year, but we’re unlikely at this stage to go into a deeper, long recession,” Gorman said....
...I make the most of tax breaks (pensions and Isas for readers in the UK; 401(k) plans and Roth IRAs in the US) which make paper losses slightly easier to bear....
...“I lost about a hundred-and-something thousand dollars when the stock market crashed out of my 401(k),” Adams said. “We know it goes up and down....
...The team’s strategy is a mix of both plodding and predictive: “There’s a combination of trying to think like your 401(k), where you’re trying to average it over time, but there’s also an opportunistic element...
...While a number of big asset managers offer robo-advisers to retail clients, NextCapital is unusual in that it provides services within 401(k) plans....
...In May fund manager Fidelity announced it would allow investors to add cryptocurrencies to their portfolios in 401(k) retirement schemes....
...US law discourages employers from putting ESG funds into 401(k) retirement plans....
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