They need documentation showing how they reviewed, selected and monitor their TDFs and if their investment strategy fits with participant demographics.

Developing a financial wellness program and providing and promoting stress-relief activities are among the ways employers can take action.

To stand out in a tight market, advisers need to transcend their clients’ expectations. The best way to do this is by becoming a human-capital consultant.

The company aims to make benefits administration easier for human resources professionals, producers and employees.

Digital strategist recommends Facebook or Slack groups as an optional avenue for year-round benefits communication, though a millennial broker begs to differ.

Advisors should frame health care costs as an annual expense rather than a lump sum, which is demotivating for investors, according to Vanguard.

To motivate their teams, brokers need a rallying cry that evokes shared goals and a larger vision.

By continually reviewing prescription benefit policies and adapting them to current clinical information, employees are limited to their first exposure to addictive painkillers.

The video streaming service will be matching up to $1,200 a year to help workers pay their student debt.

From offering pet insurance to bringing the pooch in to the office, more employers are finding that being more open to the furry family friends has a big impact on retaining talent, especially among younger workers.

Brokers are in a legal quandary: Many of them will still be fiduciaries under the 1975 Rule, but the third-party compensation they received will no longer be permitted.

When the Dow soars and dives, advisers need to reassure clients that their employees’ retirement nest egg is safe.

The HR professional organization and lobbying firm plans to up human capital professional as well as increase the spotlight on the industry as a whole.

HR professionals must systematically find these biases, check them and change them, Sandberg said at the annual SHRM conference.

Advisers must develop relationships with business owners to establish customized plans that work best for the needs of their employees.

By passing this popular bipartisan legislation now, Congress can help make coverage and care more affordable for everyone.

Pennsylvania firm Benefit Design Specialists offers self-funded clients a nurse-managed surgery network that is free to employees.

The carrier named an executive vice president of human resources and labor relations — a position on par with the company’s president, CFO and other executive titles.

The addition of Craford Benefit Consulting is set to build expertise in complex cases and financial modeling as well as expand RS’s geographic footprint.

As employers look at this benefit, benefit admins and HR executives need to know how to comply with these industry changes.