Financial Wellness News from Employee Benefit News

A pensions specialist explains why fiduciary responsibility extends beyond investment oversight and how proper safeguards serve as a critical layer of protection.

Women take on the majority of caregiving responsibilities for aging parents, often putting their financial futures at risk.

With salary budgets holding steady and AI reshaping rewards, employers are looking to transparency, career growth and other benefits to retain top talent.

The CRO of retirement plan provider Human Interest explains how employers can simplify retirement plans and boost participation.

Employees are facing rising financial stress, retirement savings gaps, and competing priorities but new financial wellness trends are emerging to help.

Flat-fee plan pricing makes it easier to treat retirement benefits as part of a long-term business strategy rather than a variable expense that might change unexpectedly.

Aritificial intelligence is opening new possibilities for retirement plans, but employers remain cautious about risk while working to improve participant outcomes and readiness.

A wide range of employers are expressing a greater desire to measure risk, achieve more predictable retirement benefit costs, and retain top talent.

From medical bills to car repairs, small expenses can create major stress for workers. Employers are responding with new emergency support programs.

Employees are embracing AI for money guidance, but new research finds they still want trusted human assistance and personalized tools that connect their full financial picture.

Cash-balance plans lead the way in groundswell of support for offering a more meaningful approach to generating retirement income for cash-strapped workers.

Benefits that effectively support employee caregivers have a dramatic impact on their ability to remain healthy and productive at work.

Even high-income employees are uncertain about where to put their next dollar, highlighting the need for workplace guidance on financial wellness.

A Bank of America report reveals a disconnect between employers and employees on fiscal wellness, while educational programs can improve retention and engagement.

Some ultrahigh net worth clients would be affected by a change to retirement plan contribution and distribution rules that's under consideration in Congress.

New NFP research finds 72% of workers are behind on retirement as rising costs, competing priorities, and financial stress make saving harder.

A new TIAA study finds many retired workers wish they had saved sooner, planned for healthcare costs, and prepared for career disruptions that delayed or reshaped retirement.

A Deloitte analysis shows that alternative allocations — to private equity, private credit and other vehicles — in DC plans could grow quickly.

A new Schroders survey reveals how everyday financial pressures are reshaping retirement decisions, from reduced contributions to increased plan loans.

Instead of assuming that longevity is a good-news story, acknowledge that extended longevity without a plan is a financial and emotional time bomb.