“The 1974 Employee Retirement Income Security Act requires employers that sponsor retirement plans to manage investments prudently and solely in their beneficiaries’ interest. Congress’s intention was to prevent self-dealing. But plaintiff lawyers have sued companies if they offer 401(k) options…
Read moreMarch 30, 2026 - Pinpoint Policy Institute today welcomed the Department of Labor’s proposed rule implementing President Trump’s executive order to expand access to alternative assets for 401(k) investors. The rule removes outdated barriers and addresses litigation concerns that have…
Read moreThe Point March 25, 2026 Highlights: Los Angeles County voters will consider a 0.5-percentage-point sales tax increase in June for “health care funding.” Sales tax rates in many Los Angeles County cities already exceed 10%, with some as high as…
Read moreLast week, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissioner Mark Uyeda, appointed by President Joe Biden in 2022, spoke on the implementation of President Trump’s Executive Order from last summer titled, “Democratizing Access To Alternative Assets for 401(k) Investors Executive Order” at…
Read moreThe Point March 19, 2026 Highlights: Trump Department of Labor (DOL) vacates Biden’s 2024 fiduciary overreach: The Department formally struck down the rule that tried to impose strict ERISA fiduciary duties on far more brokers, insurance agents, and advisors for…
Read moreThe Point March 5, 2026 Highlights: Washington Democrats introduced legislation to impose a nearly 10% tax on income over $1 million, despite the state facing a $2 billion budget deficit that the tax won't address for years. After heated debate…
Read moreThe Point Mar. 4, 2026 This week, Senator Bernie Sanders proposed a new tax that would place an annual 5% wealth tax on billionaires. The plan further promises $4.4 trillion in new entitlement spending over a decade. Here are a…
Read moreThe Point Mar. 2, 2026 From Pinpoint Executive Director Eric Ventimiglia: A major barrier to addressing the current housing affordability crisis is that young people and couples with solid earnings often can’t buy a home simply because they can't afford…
Read moreThis week, over a dozen Senate Democrats including Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced the American Homeownership Act, which aims to strip federal tax deductions, such as those for depreciation and mortgage interest, for large institutional…
Read moreThe Point Feb. 25, 2026 Highlights: On February 1, 2026, FDA opened its PreCheck pilot, a practical way to de‑risk and accelerate new domestic drug plants without compromising safety. PreCheck implements Executive Order 14293, which directs FDA to eliminate duplicative…
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