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Alight Solutions
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401k Trading was Heavy During Capitol Riot, Quickly Calmed
“Amid a volatile but rising stock market, 401k investors were light traders and content to watch their balances…
Alight Going Public After Blackstone Sells It in $7.3B Deal
Alight Solutions is going public. It was announced Monday that Blackstone will merge the recordkeeping and benefits company…
Bad Timing Hurt 401k Investors in 2020
In 2020, 401k investors were busy traders out of equities as stocks were falling and slowly returned to…
401k Trading Reverses Recent Trends, Flows to Equities
With the S&P 500 posting its best November ever, 401k investors somewhat reversed a continuing trend towards fixed…
401k Flight to Safety Prior to Election
Fixed income was heavily favored in October, and for the first time in its more than 20-year history,…
401(k) Auto Portability Goes Public in Nationwide Rollout
Recordkeeper Alight Solutions will spearhead the launch of the latest “auto” to be added to the list. Following…
As Q2 Markets Raged, 401k Participants Shrugged
As the S&P 500 was posting its best quarterly performance since 1998—much of it a rebound from steep…
A Critically Important Comparison of 401k Plan Performance
Compare the Q1 carnage to what’s happened over the past decade in retirement plan saving and investing and…
401k Trading Keeps Calm, Carries On
401k participants surprised many with their volatile response to the viral pandemic, vastly increasing trading during much of…
Zen and the Art of 401(k) Investing
Keep calm and carry on—401(k) participants appear to be getting the message. After a turbulent first quarter, 401(k)…