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A Troubling Trend: Why More Workers Are Tapping 401(k)s Early And How To Resist Authored by Due via The Epoch Times, What’s the main goal of your 401(k)? Well, my dear Watson, it’s to provide for your retirement. Specifically, it’s a long-term investment that benefits from compound interest. But for a record number of Americans, the “long term” is taking a back seat to immediate financial struggles. Early 401(k) withdrawals can create costly setbacks for future retirement savings. ShutterstockProfessional/Shutterstock In 2025, 6 percent of Vanguard 401(k) plan members took hardship withdrawals. That’s a...

AI vs Affordability And Rates By Peter Tchir of Academy Securities Last week, we contemplated, for the first time, that we might need to Understand Universal Basic Income. The timing was very good as on Monday, South Korea floated the idea of transferring some AI-driven tax revenue to its citizens. As uncertainty around jobs, income, and costs continue to weigh on overall confidence, expect this subject to get more airtime in the political arena. The concept of UBI does go hand in hand with two competing themes: AI and Affordability. China, Iran,...

Blue Owl Plunges After Halting Redemptions On Private Credit Retail Fund Things are getting from bad to worse for Private Credit giant Blue Owl Capital. The last time we looked at the firm's precarious liquidity situation about a month ago, we found that the Blue Owl BDC would allow for 17% redemptions as investors, burned by both the tumbling stock price and the company's massive exposure to ticking private credit time bombs, were storming for the exit.  Blue Owl BDC Allows for 17% Redemptions as Investors Storm Exit: BBG — zerohedge (@zerohedge) January...