Alternative assets like real estate, private debt and private equity are seen as a way to diversify and earn returns uncorrelated with traditional financial markets.

People are naturally bad at it, and decades of misguided policy add to the challenge. A nudge in the right direction can help.

Industry expertise is now more important than location.

The company -- best known for commission-free trading of stocks and crypto -- has begun adding support for traditional IRA and Roth IRA retirement accounts, as well as pension accounts.

Corebridge plans to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CRBG.