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401(k) investors dump equities after market sell-off

401(k) investors dump equities after market sell-off

As markets tumbled this week on coronavirus fears, trading activity in 401(k) plans skyrocketed. Data from Alight Solutions show that most retirement plan investors moved money out of equity funds in accounts and into fixed income — despite the advice they may have gotten from their financial advisors.