President Trump is preparing to sign an executive order that would open $12.5 trillion in American 401(k) retirement savings to Silicon Valley venture capitalists—the same investors who are being abandoned by sophisticated investors worldwide after catastrophic losses.
The executive order, which could be signed imminently according to financial media reports, would remove Depression-era protections that currently shield retirement accounts from high-risk private investments. Once signed, it would enable venture capital funds—which have seen fundraising collapse by 73% as institutional investors flee—to access the steady flow of retirement contributions automatically deducted from workers' paychecks.
This unprecedented move would force nurses, teachers, and factory workers to unknowingly bail out failing venture capital funds through their retirement accounts. If even 5% of the $12.5 trillion in 401(k) assets flows into venture capital—where funds are already posting historic losses—we're looking at $300+ billion in retirement savings at risk.
I've watched the Power Law Cartel move to Washington unfold with growing concern. The same insider knowledge that informs my own investment strategies reveals just how catastrophic this transfer would be for everyday Americans.