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Savings are only as safe as the places that hold personal information, expert says.

Most brokers see themselves contending with ben admin platform vendors and outsourcers for business.

As the labor market tightens, annual frontline rates have soared over 100%, costing business leaders more than $10 billion per year.

Employers need to make sure they are using the new summary of benefits and coverage template and comply with reporting requirements, benefits attorneys warn.

The cost of buying health coverage at work has increased faster than wages and inflation for years, pressuring household budgets.

By identifying and then treating issues that are hindering a variety of savings goals, advisers can help clients feel more secure in purchasing a new home, funding college education, acquiring emergency funds and more.

Employers need to understand demographics, select a strategic partner and offer HSAs, FSAs and wellness programs.

Those who left the workforce can open HSAs, which offer tax breaks on contributions and qualified distributions, and tax-free growth on investments.

They need to act by Sept. 30 to use a fast-track procedure that prevents Democrats from blocking it, but the deadline doesn’t leave enough time to get a full analysis of the bill’s effects from the Congressional Budget Office.

Younger employees will put more weight on workplace flexibility than healthcare benefits, and leverage technology in different ways than previous workers, says Randstad chief human resources officer Jim Link.