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This ruling provides some guidance on how to handle common administrative issues related to uncashed checks and missing plan participants.

For the first time, dual advisers represent the top Advisers of the Year in the industry.

Educating workers how to be better understand their health benefits is an important step toward reducing costs.

Low engagement is becoming a growing problem for clients, and costing upward of $600 billion in lost productivity.

Clients could be overlooking a key competitive advantage by not offering short- and long-term disability benefits.

This perk can be a win-win by boosting loyalty to clients and helping lower workers’ financial stress.

Enrollment is right around the corner and advisers need to be armed with information on the latest trends.

In addition to generally offering poorly performing investment options, these accounts also stick participants with potentially high administration fees.

These programs, coupled with a robust communications plan, can encourage participants to use their health plans more wisely.

Brokers and advisers must choose either to actively disrupt the status quo or to support it. There’s no middle ground, columnist argues.