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Executive order could bring changes to 401(k) retirement investments

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published August 8, 2025 at 10:50 AM CDT
An IRS Form 5305, Simplified Employee Pension — Individual Retirement Accounts Contribution Agreement is shown in New York. Companies have long helped their workers save for retirement through 401(k)s and other workplace plans. (Jenny Kane/AP)
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An IRS Form 5305, Simplified Employee Pension — Individual Retirement Accounts Contribution Agreement is shown in New York. Companies have long helped their workers save for retirement through 401(k)s and other workplace plans. (Jenny Kane/AP)

President Trump signed an executive order this week that could give Americans with 401(k) retirement savings plans an option to invest in cryptocurrency, private equity, real estate, and other alternative assets.

Here & Now‘s Deborah Becker talks about these changes with Michael Regan, managing editor at Bloomberg News.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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