I’ve been raising the alarm about politically-motivated decisions by financial advisors jeopardizing retirement savings, and this week, I’m introducing a bill to protect the investments you’ve made for your future:
The problem: current law allows investment managers to make politically-motivated investment decisions, rather than a focus on maximizing returns for the investor.
Just two firms advise on 97% of votes on often politically-motivated shareholder votes, and they’re doing it without even reviewing the recommendations using a method called robovoting. This is causing huge conflicts of interest that are reducing returns for Iowans – accounts that are invested for any reason other than maximizing return experience an average of a 14% decrease in worth.
The solution: the Protecting Retirees’ Savings Act will eliminate conflicts of interest for these financial managers that cost Iowans money by prohibiting this robovoting scheme that is leading to politically-skewed and lower return investment decisions.
Go further: watch my press conference announcing this new legislation ⬇️
Bottom line: I’ve introduced this legislation because when Iowans invest in our future retirement, we should be able to trust that those accounts are managed in a way that is entirely focused on maximizing returns, not promoting a political agenda.