Crypto in Retirement Plans: The Coming Disaster Have we learned nothing from history? Every few decades, a “revolutionary” investment idea sweeps the market. The sales pitch is always the same: This time is different. The future is here. Get in before it’s too late. And every time, it ends the same way—for the average investor—with lost savings, shattered dreams, and a lesson learned too late. The latest chapter in this cycle came on August 7, 2025, when an executive order instructed the Department of Labor and SEC to revisit rules governing retirement plans. The goal? Open up the $12 trillion sitting in defined-contribution accounts—your 401(k)—to “alternative assets” like cryptocurrency, private equity, and real estate. The marketing spin is that this…
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