Employer Strategies

Advisers are pressed to help clients reduce their health benefits spend while improving outcomes. These tools can help.

Employees can simplify retirement portfolios by merging multiple accounts

Employer clients with high-deductible health plans could be snared by recent legislation in Illinois, Maryland and Oregon.

A general misunderstanding is that in the Affordable Care Act era, anyone can purchase an individual health policy at any time on a guaranteed issue basis.

As PEOs continue to grow in popularity among smaller companies, benefit brokers and consultants may find partnering more productive than competing.

The financial group wants to partner with retirement counselors to offer employee stock ownership plans.

The gaming entertainment-company expanded its employee benefits to include a six-month bassinet rental.

Botsford Financial Group and Financial Development Systems have been tapped to help attract retirement plan advisers and plan sponsors to the Merit fold.

The most successful benefit advisers move beyond routine service offerings and position themselves as trusted business consultants.

Employees may expect a lower tax liability because of the new rates under the new tax law, especially those who were in the 25% bracket under the old law.