Benefits Manager

Drip marketing works. That's why employers need to continually show employees more and more reasons why they should save for retirement, using a variety of signs, email campaigns and text messaging.

Teams and entire organizations can benefit from a "ripple effect," which in turn creates a cycle of positive behavior change.

Workers employed by small firms -- those with fewer than 200 employees -- would need to pay an average of $8,334 toward the premiums each year for family coverage.

Low earnings was identified as the number-one biggest roadblock (41%) for retirement, while the majority of Americans (53%) feel they're lagging behind their peers in savings, according to a new survey.

Hospitals are not required to share how they use revenue from the federal program and researchers have uncovered funds that were used for purposes "seeming unrelated" to patient care, in a JAMA review.

Fairmark Partners is investigating the possibility of filing a class-action lawsuit, along with help from current and former employees, against aerospace giant Lockheed Martin over its handling of employee benefit contributions.

There are multiple strategies benefits advisors and employers can deploy to address the physician gap and reduce downstream spend while delivering a better and more enjoyable employee experience.

The idea of retiring on $100,000 a year should get employees' attention and can be a good lead-in to financial wellness training sessions on two of the "building blocks" of retirement – Social Security and investing in 401(k)s.