Benefits Think

Many 401(k) plan participants are convinced that active management no longer works. But is a passive-only strategy appropriate?

Commentary: As you grow and hone your craft, you should feel the privilege and obligation to limit those who get your attention, for your own benefit as well as the clients’, says columnist Wendy Keneipp.

Commentary: How do we help employees get to the point they can feel they can retire, asks columnist John Ludwig.

Commentary: With employees fighting back and winning against high fees and a new fiduciary standard on the way, we’re on the cusp of some radical changes to the corporate retirement landscape.

Commentary: The broker’s dependence on the medical carriers — and their value to the broker’s business business — has about run its course, says columnist Nelson Griswold.

Commentary: Brokers across the country have horror stories of Zenefits stealing their clients. So, columnist Nelson Griswold asks, what can a broker or adviser do to defend his book from Zenefits?

Employers must make appropriate religious accommodations – just ask UPS and Abercrombie & Fitch.

The business response to the ACA, coupled with the growing health care consumerism movement, is rapidly changing the relationship between employer and employee.

Commentary: We have to stop and recognize that certain industries will always offer better benefits than others, adviser David C. Smith says of Netflix’s news it will offer a full year of paid parental leave.

Temporary agency workers, leased workers, and independent contractors provide organizations with flexibility, but they can also create unknown risks for employers.