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  Tech helps to usher in big changes in benefits

  By Nathan Solheim  |  May 15, 2013

  Technology has made a profound impact on the benefits industry, and it’s sure to change the way brokers and agents do business for decades to come.

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  Beleaguered caregivers getting help from apps

  By Jim Fitzgerald  |  April 22, 2013

  As her mother and father edged toward dementia, Nancy D'Auria kept a piece of paper in her wallet listing their medications.

• Retirement confidence slips again

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  April 8, 2013

  Baby Boomers’ confidence in their ability to retire continued its downward slide in 2013.

• Online tools make investors more diligent

  By Danielle Andrus  |  February 21, 2013

• Dell picks Fidelity Investments for 401(k) management

  By Andy Stonehouse  |  February 1, 2013

  As of January 8, Fidelity became Dell’s new recordkeeping service provider of its 401(k) plan with approximately 50,000 participants and $3.4 billion in assets under administration.

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  Making the most of HSAs

  By Dennis Triplett  |  December 19, 2012

  As more companies look to better manage rising employee benefit costs while simultaneously promoting a healthy workforce, many employers have turned to consumer-directed health care, specifically adopting a health savings account strategy.

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  401(k)s: Is participation more important than deferral rates?

  By Andy Stonehouse  |  December 14, 2012

  Research suggests that boosting deferrals is indeed the more significant metric in building success in retirement plans, though it may require some participant education.

• Disability insurance helps employees reach retirement

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  November 9, 2012

  Reaching retirement is difficult for many employees, but shaky 401(k) accounts aren't the only culprit.

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  Throwing employees a financial lifeline

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  October 31, 2012

  Employers are turning to Financial Finesse's financial helpline as a way to vet advisors and give high-net-worth employees access to a second financial opinion.

• Principal Retirement+ helps advisors address the retirement income gap

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  September 13, 2012

  The Principal has launched a new set of online tools to help financial professionals help clients address their retirement gap.