Considering New Uses for SDBAs
Self-directed brokerage accounts could be the answer for meeting participants’ ESG investing desires and maybe guaranteed lifetime income needs.
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Retirement plan participants are demanding environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment opportunities, and, recently, the Federal Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) announced it will make ESG funds available in a new mutual fund brokerage window for the plan.
In addition, some investment consultants say private equity can improve participants’ outcomes, and there is a clear need for guaranteed retirement income options for participants. However, no clear regulatory guidance on how to include ESG factors in investment selection for retirement plans has been given; the Department of Labor (DOL) has sanctioned the use of private equity only in asset allocation funds, such as target-date funds (TDFs), for defined contribution (DC) plans. And despite provisions of the Set
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