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Amid high-profile, class-action lawsuits over inflated prescription drug prices, advisers are urged to cement a fiduciary process for employer clients.

JOYA Health launched a skin cancer prevention and anti-aging benefit for employers.

Two behavioral researchers from Duke University explain the business benefits that come from fostering human connection among employees.

Shaye-Ann Hopkins is a behavioral researcher at Duke University, where she works with design tools and interventions that enhance wellbeing. Her work focuses on designing and testing behaviorally informed solutions that support healthier financial behaviors and more resilient communities.

Kahini Shah is a behavioral researcher at Duke University. Her work primarily focuses on leveraging insights from human behavior to design products and systems that promote financial wellbeing. She has worked on projects across the globe to help people build wealth, increase their savings, and reduce their debt.

From sustainability efforts to learning and development, the new administration's policies are putting more at risk than organizations thought.

Michelle Bonat is the chief AI officer at AI Squared, with a history of leadership roles in AI and technology, including AI CTO at JPMorgan Chase and head of AI Innovation at Chase. She led global engineering and product initiatives at Oracle across 30 countries and founded a fintech startup. A patent holder and hands-on data scientist always experimenting with the next new innovation, Michelle also drove product leadership at three companies that were acquired including Ariba (acquired by SAP).

As climate change fuels natural disasters around the world, employers are left looking for solutions to protect their workers.

Jordan Vroblesky, CPO at Cityblock Health, shares what has helped her build successful teams in workforces of any size.

Chris Wolpert learned the power of publishing in getting across his benefits-advising message, earn street cred, and court prospective clients.

Employers that consider their benefit programs before disaster strikes can make them more accessible to employees when events actually occur.

Rathi Murthy is the Chief Technology Officer at Varo Bank, the first nationally chartered all-digital consumer bank in the United States. In this role, she leads the company's end-to-end technology strategy, overseeing the design and development of secure, scalable, and AI-powered digital banking platforms. Her leadership is instrumental in advancing Varo's mission to build inclusive, accessible, and real-time financial solutions for millions of consumers.

A seasoned technology executive, Rathi brings over 25 years of experience leading innovation and digital transformation at some of the world's most recognized technology and financial services companies. Prior to joining Varo, she served as Chief Technology Officer and President of Expedia Product & Technology at Expedia Group, where she modernized the company's global travel infrastructure, integrating AI-driven personalization, modular architecture, and advanced cloud capabilities across its family of brands.

Earlier, she held executive leadership roles at Verizon Media and Gap Inc., where she led enterprise cloud migrations, e-commerce platform evolution, and large-scale product delivery initiatives across global markets.

Rathi also served as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Enterprise Growth at American Express, where she was responsible for the technology strategy and operations of the Serve platform and a suite of prepaid products including Bluebird. 

Rathi's early career includes engineering leadership roles at eBay, Yahoo!, Sun Microsystems, and WebMD, where she consistently delivered improvements in platform stability, operational agility, and customer experience.

In addition to her executive work, Murthy is a board member at PagerDuty, Inc., a leader in digital operations management, and serves as an External Expert Advisor to the University of San Francisco's Board of Trustees Committee on Information Technology Strategy. She is also a regular speaker at industry events and leadership forums, offering thought leadership on topics such as fintech innovation, integrating AI, platform transformation, and executive technology leadership.

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Guy Baker, CFP, Ph.D., is the founder of Wealth Teams Alliance in Irvine, California.

He is a member of the Forbes 250 Top Financial Security Professionals list and is author of  "Maximize the RedZone," a guide for business owners, as well as "The Great Wealth Erosion," "Manage Markets, Not Stocks" and "Investment Alchemy." He received the 2019 John Newton Russell Memorial Award for lifetime achievement in insurance.

Workplace tensions are making it hard for people leaders to resolve issues effectively.

Barclays is scrapping its targets for boosting the diversity of its staff across the U.S.

Long hours spent in the same position can drain energy, affect your productivity, and even harm your health over time.

A chief insurance officer discusses why fiduciary liability coverage, employee education and smart communication are essential.

Workers in Alaska are most likely to quit their jobs, according to December data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.