Relax. The Reddit-Hedge Fund Battle Won’t Tank Your 401(k)
January 29, 2021 8:00 AM
Chris Davis, NerdWallet
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Amid all the freneticism of the Reddit-hedge fund battle, a simple fact seems to have gone unnoticed: It means very little to the majority of investors. Your 401(k) is probably fine, and your IRA is still doing its thing.
To fully understand why that’s the case, let’s look at how we got here, and what it means for average investors going forward.