Benefits Think Embrace 529 plans to help employees close their education savings gap

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Over the past few years, the benefits landscape has undergone a dramatic transformation as companies have responded to the evolving needs of their workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic. In today’s economy, building an authentic culture of caring is more important than ever. Strategically enhancing benefit options can help companies optimally position themselves as attractive employers and retain today’s employees who are increasingly favoring companies that care for and do right by their people.

For benefits professionals looking beyond COVID-19, the next employee wellness frontier is education support. Within this category, a low-cost, easy-to-implement voluntary benefit option is the 529 education savings plan. 

Martha Slitt
SVP, government savings

Martha Slitt is the SVP of government savings at Ascensus.


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