The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed a rule that would make it easier for retirement plan sponsors to include alternative investments — such as private equity, private credit, real estate and cryptocurrency — in workers’ 401(k) plans while reducing regulatory burdens and the threat of lawsuits.

The rule aims to carry out goals that President Donald Trump outlined in an executive order last summer.

Experts say it could shift some of the trillions of dollars now held in stocks and bonds into more opaque and higher-risk holdings, including private credit.

The first Trump administration issued guidance in 2020 that details ⇒

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