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Alexander Alonso, the vice president of research for the Society for Human Resource Management, says that while health care and retirement remain the most important benefits for workers, acquiring and keeping top talent requires more offerings.

Computer systems to help Americans gain coverage on the Affordable Care Act’s insurance exchanges may not be ready on time, and training for the people who will assist consumers is behind schedule, a government report found.

The National Association of Health Underwriters annual conference kicked off Sunday in Atlanta with a message from outgoing president Bruce Benton of California: “We’re going to ride this out.”

ComPsych Corporation reports that Family and Medical Leave Act absences are on the rise, and that some industries are hit disproportionally by absenteeism. Jim Brown, senior vice president of operations at ComPsych, says “there’s been significant changes leading to more utilization” and that employers “need to make sure they have a very solid program … looking for patterns and trends” to make sure leave isn't abused. Here are six industries along with data on their rates of FMLA and intermittent leave.

You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink. Ric Edelman, host of a personal finance talk show and CEO of the financial services company that bears his name, says 401(k)s are excellent savings vehicles, but getting young workers or middle-aged hires into a plan can be surprisingly difficult – particularly if they feel like they can’t afford it. [Images: Shutterstock]

As plan sponsors continue to work through Affordable Care Act compliance, there has been some confusion about what types of plans are being sponsored. Here’s a look at the basics of these plans.

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PricewaterhouseCoopers released results of an employee financial wellness study this week and found that 36% of employees in the generation born in the early ’60s through early ’80s say they’re likely to tap into their retirement savings.

It’s no secret that target-date funds have grown in popularity. A new Vanguard study, How America Saves, shows that 27% of plan participants were invested in single target-date funds at year-end 2012 and 51% of all participants use target-date funds. Also, 84% of sponsors offer target date funds, up 45% compared with 2007.

Position a nod to growth in broker-dealer channel.