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Promoting your package: Reintroducing the full spectrum of your benefits to workers

By Aaron Harding

Financial wellness benefits and education provide an opportunity to put the pieces together and teach employees to apply the full range of workplace benefits, such as pre-tax transit benefits or education costs, to their personal financial needs.

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Putting 401(k)s on autopilot: Take plan design to the next level in 2023

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Change the conversation: Employers need to make retirement planning more accessible

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November 29, 2022

401(k)s are "substantial" retention tools for small & medium-sized employers

Offering a retirement plan can lead to an annual cost savings of more than $100,000 in reduced employee turnover costs alone for SMBs – a 2x return on the initial costs of offering a 401(k), says a new study.

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November 29, 2022

'Show me the income': Employees seek guidance for their long-term retirement income

A disconnect exists between employers and employees when it comes to retirement education efforts: 78% of employers say they provide the education, but just 38% of employees report receiving it, says a new survey.

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November 22, 2022

Rainy days are here: Employees need help weathering inflation-related financial stress

Some employees are turning to their retirement plans when unexpected expenses arise, but employers should be offering emergency savings programs instead, says a new report.

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November 22, 2022

Gender wealth gap: Women save just 75% of what men do for retirement

Employers should provide targeted communications to women, as well as access to independent financial counselors, decision support tools, and debt management services to help bridge the gap, says a new report.

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November 15, 2022

Employees perplexed by HSAs? Using targeted messaging is key to enrollment

Early career employees have different needs than an executive getting ready to retire. Employers should group their population by HSA ability levels with the goal of helping their employees' level up their HSA behavior over time.

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November 09, 2022

Is it time to rethink 'The 4% retirement rule'?

Now, experts are saying it should just be a guideline for a retirement plan. Instead, give greater consideration to commission-free retirement annuities, which are built to generate income while also offering predictable income.

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November 03, 2022

80% of employees are unprepared for retirement: Employers should do more

In light of inflation and a possible recession, there are a number of strategies and tools that employers and advisors can offer, such as digitally enabled, low-cost, personalized retirement advice, says a new study.

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Promoting your package: Reintroducing the full spectrum of your benefits to workers

Putting 401(k)s on autopilot: Take plan design to the next level in 2023

Change the conversation: Employers need to make retirement planning more accessible

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401(k)s are "substantial" retention tools for small & medium-sized employers

'Show me the income': Employees seek guidance for their long-term retirement income

Rainy days are here: Employees need help weathering inflation-related financial stress

Gender wealth gap: Women save just 75% of what men do for retirement

Employees perplexed by HSAs? Using targeted messaging is key to enrollment

Is it time to rethink 'The 4% retirement rule'?

80% of employees are unprepared for retirement: Employers should do more