Invesco has released its Winter 2026 Defined Contribution Participant Pulse Survey, which explores retirement savers’ views on alternative investments and artificial intelligence. The survey found that the vast majority of defined contribution plan participants (80 percent) say they would be comfortable with a managed service investing a portion of their retirement balances in private market investments, while more than half (53 percent) already use AI-powered tools for personal financial planning or investment decisions.
On alternative investments, participants indicated that diversification and growth are higher priorities than cost concerns, with 40 percent saying private market investments should be part of a long-term retirement portfolio because they add diversification and growth, and another 52 percent saying these alternatives can play a role depending on risk and cost factors. The survey also found that 36 percent of participants definitely want private mar
