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Blog: AFREF Hosts Event Showing Dangers of Private Equity Entering 401(k)s
The Dangers of Private Equity Entering 401(k)s By Andrew Cullen For a long time, retirement accounts like 401(k)s have served as a way for workers to invest and grow wealth for the future. However, Trump recently issued an executive order…
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From Public Pensions to Private Fortunes: How Working People’s Retirements Line Billionaire Pockets
Despite the many negative impacts of the private equity business model on working people, it is working people’s own capital in the form of public pension funds that private equity has relied upon for its expansion. Over a trillion dollars in private equity deals close each year, and public pension funds are by far their…
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Rolling Stone: Susan Collins Raked in Wall Street Cash Before Advancing Trump Tax Bill
Ahead of the vote, the watchdog Americans for Financial Reform sent a letter urging senators to let the loophole, which was set to sunset in 2025, expire.
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WSJ: Private Equity Ramps Up PR, Branding Efforts for 401(k) Push
“I think that private equity is seen right now as one of the worst actors on Wall Street,” Valdes-Viera said. “At this point, it’s going to take a lot to rebrand them and portray them as a good steward of retirement savings.”
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NBC News: What is American Bitcoin, and why is Eric Trump touting it in Hong Kong?
The passage of the bills was slammed by Americans for Financial Reform, a left-leaning watchdog group, which said in a statement last month that Trump and his allies would “personally benefit from limitless legalized corruption while the rest of us stand in harm’s way of the next crypto implosion.”
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Fact Sheet: CLARITY Act Worse than Last Year’s FIT 21 Crypto Deregulation
From Bad to WorseKey Differences Between Crypto-Backed CLARITY Act and FIT 21 Deregulation Click here for a PDF of this document. This year’s crypto market structure legislation promoted by the industry shares many of the flaws of last year’s crypto legislation, but the deregulatory elements in the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 (H.R.
