This emerging model offers brokers and advisers a way to adapt to changing client needs by providing a customizable alternative to traditional group health plans.

Seeing a dire need for greater fiduciary oversight of health benefits, a growing cadre of consultants are now re-deploying their expertise from years of retirement plan advising.

When compensation, benefits and culture are equally prioritized and aligned, employers will have a competitive leg up in the talent war.

Sharing knowledge through open-source collaborations and embracing transparency can help remove walls that have kept healthcare so closed and profit-driven.

Former retirement brokers share how they apply fiduciary standards to the healthcare industry in the second part of this series.

Regardless of the compensation method, the future of health benefits belongs to transparency, and nothing is more transparent than acting as a fiduciary adviser.

In this multi-part series, advisers share how the transition from retirement to healthcare changed their client strategies.

Qualified individuals who participate in an employer-sponsored retirement plan or contribute to an IRA will receive a 50% federal matching contribution.

A new Morningstar study found that long-term care costs can dramatically impact retirement plans, with 41% of households projected to run out of money when such expenses are incurred.

Brokers who abandon self-service links and generic emails in favor of concierge-level installation and education will see meaningful results.