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Employees continue to increase their contributions to retirement accounts, new Fidelity research finds.

Steffi Gascón Hafen is a member of the Private Client Services and General Federal Tax practice groups in the Los Angeles and Orange County offices of the law firm Snell & Wilmer. She is a Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, California Board of Legal Specialization.

Pension funds for more than 1.5 million union workers is said to be on the brink of failure.

Investors are advised to liquidate some assets or transfer them to certificates of deposit and money market funds.

There are four ways to make the two healthcare spending accounts work together, but they are often under-utilized.

Josh Collins is president of NueSynergy, a company that provides clients with full-service administration of consumer-driven and traditional account-based plans as well as COBRA and payroll. He is responsible for sales, product development, partner integration, finance and technology. With close to a decade of experience in the healthcare and financial industries, Collins has helped develop and implement benefit account-based products and programs for health plans and employers nationwide that support their program and cost control objectives.

Although the IRS is not currently enforcing aspects of executive benefits in group health plans, employers must stay compliant.

More employers will stretch matching contributions, include HSA information in education sessions and incorporate behavioral economics/finance elements in plan design.

In wake of tax reform, employers can encourage employees to invest in HSAs, build up their 401(k), pay off debt and build an emergency fund.