Employee benefits

A Roth IRA would come ahead of a traditional IRA if clients move to a higher tax bracket in retirement.

Health savings accounts are becoming vastly more important for employees because they not only help with medical savings, but put workers on a better track for retirement, experts say.

Companies that offset the burden for employees with medical and support services are likely to see higher retention rates and improved productivity.

Austin Wilcox, an EBA Rising Star in Advising, learned early on that employers are financially responsible for a majority of what is going on in healthcare today.

Brokers must bridge the gap between prepping clients for retirement and keeping them satisfied for the years after employment.

Adding elements outside of traditional employee assistance program structure, raises utilization by more than 20%, data show.

Businesses see the importance of elder care and child leave but the numbers are just beginning to recover from the post-2008 lows.

Here’s how to decide whether your client should select the traditional or Roth IRA to put away for retirement and boost their savings.

In polling employees, a company discovers debt is holding them back from enrolling in other critical benefits, such as retirement.

Rules put in place by the EEOC, HIPAA, GINA and ADA on funding and incentivizing have proved to be labyrinthine for wellness consultants and employers.

Leading a firm of four with a dozen sub-contractors, Jason Seltzer of J. Seltzer Associates is selective in developing his customer base.

Thanks to apps that promote confidentiality, employees can log in to discuss their emotional challenges with mental health professionals.

FNA Insurance Services’ Lindsey Cuciti Soliman says new brokers need to absorb as much information as possible in order to compete with industry veterans.

Workers who are treated well keep their focus, new research finds, and benefits are one way to make staff feel respected and appreciated.

More workers are participating in financial wellness programs and running post-work projections — and seeing results because of it, according to a new report.

The Congressional Budget Office’s assessment that 7 million fewer Americans will have health coverage at work by 2027 ignores other opportunities proposed by the GOP, says CIAB’s Joel Wood.

Each plan has pros and cons: Clients who own a Roth IRA for at least 5 years are entitled to penalty-free withdrawals for education expenses, but they'll owe income taxes on those earnings.

Longer lives and growing inflation are just two realities that employers must remember when formulating a post-work plan, urges Jamie McIntyre.

In polling employees, a company discovers debt is holding them back from enrolling in other critical benefits, such as retirement.

Each plan has pros and cons: Clients who own a Roth IRA for at least 5 years are entitled to penalty-free withdrawals for education expenses, but they'll owe income taxes on those earnings.