Alternative Investments in 401(k) Plans Views Featured in Benefits Magazine

September 10, 2026

An article co-authored by Investment Consultant and Partner Kweku Obed, CFA, CAIA, Associate Director of Defined Contribution Matt Nowak, AIF®, and Paul Catenacci, a partner of Novara Law Group, was featured in the September/October 2026 edition of Benefits Magazine. The article, Alternative Investments – Coming to a 401(k) Plan Near You?, examines the proposed Department of Labor (DOL) rule that would allow retirement plans with participant-directed accounts to offer alternative investments and explains the practical considerations plan fiduciaries should weigh before adding alternative assets to a participant-directed plan.

Benefits Magazine, the bimonthly publication of the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, covers benefit issues affecting multiemployer, single employer and public employee plan representatives.

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Reproduced with permission from Benefits Magazine, Volume 63, No. 5, September/October 2026, pages 18-24, published by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (www.ifebp.org), Brookfield, Wis. All rights reserved. Statements or opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or position of the International Foundation, its officers, directors, or staff. No further transmission or electronic distribution of this material is permitted.