Practice management

When it comes to helping young adults avoid serious health problems later in life, assessing their personalities during routine medical exams could prove as useful as recording their family medical histories and smoking habits, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.

EBA is introducing our 2014 Rising Stars in Advising throughout the month of March. Next up is Chad Schneider, 33, of Aflac with three tips for other young advisers in the field.

The Department of Labor requested public comments this week on a proposal to amend its 408(b)(2) fee disclosure regulations to require service providers to provide plan sponsors with a guide for navigating fee disclosure documents.

EBA is introducing our 2014 Rising Stars in Advising throughout the month of March. Next up is Megan Cumbers, 29, of Laurus Strategies with three tips for other young advisers in the field.

Benefits and risk management consulting firm Laurus Strategies launches a private exchange consulting practice to help employers identify vendors and determine the feasibility of moving to a private exchange.

Insurance companies will urge U.S. lawmakers today to stop the Federal Reserve from imposing bank-like capital standards on their industry.

EBA is introducing our 2014 Rising Stars in Advising throughout the month of March. Next up is Robert Mitchell, 29, of Vital Benefits, Inc. with three more tips for other young advisers in the field.

A panel including a security specialist and FTC privacy staffer talked Monday at an American Payroll Association meeting about common mistakes employers make with their employees’ personal data and what the right make-up of a privacy team at a company should look like.

EBA is introducing our 2014 Rising Stars in Advising throughout the month of March. Next up is Justin Hanratty, 32, of Hanratty & Associates, Inc., with three more tips for other young advisers in the field.

EBA is introducing our 2014 Rising Stars in Advising throughout the month of March. Next up is Matthew Glaros, 29, of Employer Benefit System, Inc., with three tips for other young advisers in the field.