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Press Release: New Analysis Finds 401(k)s Without Alternative Assets Significantly Outperformed Pension Plans Loaded with Private Equity and Other Alternative Assets
Today, Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund (AFREF) and the law firm Engstrom Lee released a new report, that found that defined contribution retirement plans like 401(k)s, with virtually no exposure to private equity or other alternative assets, have outperformed defined benefit pension plans with substantial allocations to those investments.
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Press Release: New Poll Reveals Voters Across Parties have Concerns about the Crypto Industry Buying Legislation that Enriches them at the Expense of Everyone Else
A new poll shows that voters across party lines are concerned about the crypto industry’s influence in Washington, and worried that legislation shaped by crypto donations will enrich the industry at the public’s expense.
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Press Release: New Poll Finds Voters Across Parties Agree Earned Wage Access Payday Loan Apps Should Play by the Same Rules as Banks and Other Lenders
A new poll commissioned by Americans for Financial Reform and the Center for Responsible Lending found that 86 percent of voters across parties agree that financial technology companies should follow the same rules and regulations as banks and other lenders.