Healthcare

Given the uncertainty surrounding the individual market, intermittent workers will increasingly look to their place of employment for quality, payroll-deducted group benefits.

Last week’s executive order may unleash a chaotic landscape where employers, employees and advisers don’t understand the new rules.

Pie Insurance, a worker's compensation coverage startup with entirely digital distribution, will launch next year, says CEO John Swigart.

It will be months until some of the president’s proposals, such as expanded use of HRAs, could be implemented, but brokers should educate clients now, adviser Mark Johnson says.

In a new book, private exchange pioneer Alan Cohen touts advantages of choice in the employer-sponsored healthcare market.

Voluntary benefit consultancy foregoes “one size, fits most” plans to target specific workers and their needs, such as buying a new home.

Costs are increasingly transparent and plan sponsors want more for their buck.

The two should have set meetings to discuss outstanding issues, strategy and improvements to the retirement plan, explains defined contribution consultant Rhonda Berg.

Increased engagement coupled with changing needs and an easier path to legal action put the onus on plan sponsors to ensure they can defend their strategy and investment choices.

Investors can "make some real money trading, but you really have to know what you are doing,” says one advisor.