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Financial advisers sometimes puzzle over how to effectively reach and serve black and Hispanic clients. A Vanguard study released recently suggests they can start by drilling home a simple message: emergency savings accounts are a must.
May 7 -
U.S. hospitals are ripping out wall-mounted toilets and replacing them with floor models to better support obese patients. The Federal Transit Administration wants buses to be tested for the impact of heavier riders on steering and braking. Cars are burning nearly a billion gallons of gasoline more a year than if passengers weighed what they did in 1960.
May 7 -
In his book, Why Nobody Believes the Numbers: Distinguishing Fact from Fiction in Population Health Management, Al Lewis takes a wry look at the numbers wellness/disease management consultants and vendors use to calculate cost savings. He debunks their undetected claims costs and non-chronic trend using fifth grade math and common sense.
May 7
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After watching all the political jabs being thrown between President Obama and presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney regarding the war on women, it seems that on many benefits and compensation issues including pay, retirement savings, health insurance premiums and life insurance coverage women come up on the short end of the financial stick.
May 4 -
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has issued its long-anticipated Enforcement Guidance on employer use of arrest and conviction records in making employment decisions. The guidance, released on April 25, 2012, is grounded on the premise that any employment practice that has a disparate impact upon a Title VII protected group is unlawful unless the practice is job related and consistent with business necessity.
May 4 -
In kasinas yet-to-be released 2nd annual study, findings indicate that about 87% of asset managers and insurers use LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter, but very few are experiencing increased sales.
May 3 -
New claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, according to a government report on Thursday that could ease fears the labor market recovery was stalling.
May 3 -
Nonfarm productivity fell in the first quarter as companies hired more workers to maintain output, but a moderate rise in wages suggested little pressure on company profits and inflation.
May 3 -
UnitedHealth Group, Target, Kraft and other leading employers have created a new outlet for employee altruism called micro-volunteering that allows individuals to give back to their community just 15 minutes at a time.
May 2 -
CVS Caremark Corp raised its full-year forecast on Wednesday after reporting a sharp rise in first-quarter sales as the drugstore operator and pharmacy benefits manager continued to win over former patrons of Walgreen stores.
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