Controversial billionaire Peter Thiel did what he does best—make more controversy—at a Bitcoin conference in Miami last week.
Thiel took aim specifically at ESG, comparing it, and its supporters to the Chinese Communist Party, calling ESG a hate factory for naming enemies, and referring to Bitcoin critic Warren Buffett as the “the sociopathic grandpa from Omaha.”
PayPal founder Thiel is nothing if not direct.
Ron Surz is back with a piece decrying risk in target-date funds, noting all vintages of target-date funds lost about 5% in the first quarter of 2022. That is, funds for those near retirement lost as much as funds for those 20 or 40 years away from retirement.
That’s not supposed to happen, he says and blames bonds for negatively impacting glidepaths.
Finally, check out the always entertaining and insightful Sheri Fitts in this week’s 401(k) Specialist Podcast as she describes an early-mover marketing opportunity for ambitious advisors.
That’s just some of what’s happening this week.
With more than 20 years serving financial markets, John Sullivan is the former editor-in-chief of 401(k) Specialist and Investment Advisor magazine and retirement editor of ThinkAdvisor.com. Sullivan is also the former editor of Boomer Market Advisor and Bank Advisor magazines, and has a background in the insurance and investment industries in addition to his journalism roots. Experienced financial services content executive specializing in creative new media delivery. He joined the American Retirement Association in 2023 as Chief Content Officer, overseeing communications for the organization, as well as its sister organizations.