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Stupid Investment Tricks: Interesting, Risky, or Downright Dumb Retirement Plan Investments (PDF)
Pete Swisher, in Journal of Pension Benefits July 23, 2014
"Most retirement plans today follow a rational investment process and keep it simple ... But for every rule, there is an exception, and what follows is a sampling of the exceptions -- interesting, risky, or downright stupid investments that illustrate useful lessons in retirement plans.... Morals of these stories for plan sponsors: [1] Stick to a 'safe' profile.... [2] If you offer a self-directed brokerage option, do it the smart way.... [3] Before investing in anything that sounds cool instead of boring, get expert advice."
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The Retirement System Diaries, Chapter 1: The So-Called Retirement Crisis (PDF)
Pete Swisher, Pentegra Retirement Services, via Journal of Pension Benefits Feb. 24, 2017
"There is a real retirement crisis in the United States, but there is also a fake one. This article attempts to bring some levity and perspective as to which pieces of the sky are, in fact, falling.... [By] 'crisis' we don't mean anything obvious like war, famine, or national penury. Instead, 'retirement crisis' has come to mean simply that people aren't saving as much as they should and won't be able to retire with enough money to maintain their late-career standard of living. Admittedly, no one ever says it that way, but that's what they mean. This is not a crisis."
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A Bitcoin Primer for Fiduciaries (PDF)
Pete Swisher, via Journal of Pension Benefits May 10, 2021
"To many people, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are a science fiction delusion or a digital Tulipomania. But this is changing, and fiduciaries need to know what to do about it. [In this column] the focus is on the nature of cryptocurrencies and their place in the regulatory scheme."
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