Student loan forgiveness take two: A look at Biden’s ‘Plan B’
Will Sealy, CEO of Summer, discusses President Biden's new proposal, and whether student loan borrowers are likely to see federal relief.
Financial planning
Benefits Think Why emergency savings accounts are dominating Q4 benefit conversations
A new framework for retirement savings has emerged.
Rachel Fox
Sunny Day Fund
End-of-year checklist: Update your retirement contributions
Only a third of employees know if they're on track with their retirement savings.
Side gigs, higher drug prices and more financial strain: What’s new in retirement
Retirement is not a clear-cut undertaking for employees. Here's how to get more prepared.
Benefits Think Strategic HR planning for 2024: Trading severance packages for supplemental unemployment benefits
The shift to a SUB plan maximizes benefits while minimizing costs.
Lana Mellis
Transition Services
From rock star to golf reporter, the side gigs bringing retirees back to work
From teaching arts and crafts, to going on tour with a former rock band, these retirees are proving life doesn't end with a 9-to-5.
Benefits Think 3 questions to empower top talent through nonqualified deferred compensation plans
Holistic communication can help educate employees on how to make the most of their retirement plans.
Anthony Bunnell
Morgan Stanley at Work
EarnIn abolished $22 million in medical debt in Phoenix, Las Vegas and San Antonio
Medical debt affects 100 million Americans, totaling approximately $195 billion, according to KFF — here's how EarnIn wants to help.
Benefits Think The costs of retirement: How new requirements for long-term part-time employees will affect employers
Now is a good time for employers educate themselves on what this new retirement legislation means for their business.
Joni Andrioff
RSM
’25 is the new 55′: How to jump-start employees’ retirement savings early in their careers
New research from Buck reveals a disconnect between employers and employees around how effective their retirement benefits are.
Benefits Think How to use up FSA funds before the end of 2023
Improving workplace communication and resources can create a win-win scenario for employers and employees.
Brian Lacher
Mammoth Insurance Solutions
25% of Gen Z workers are supporting family members — and risking their own financial future
An expert from Vanguard explains why the youngest generation is so strained, and what employers can do to help.
Years after COVID, US retiree surplus is still near 2 million
Before the pandemic, the participation rate for workers age 65 and older reached 20.8% before dropping by July 2021.
Why women can’t afford to retire
A wage gap as soon as women enter the workforce — along with life-long financial hurdles like caregiving — prevent this demographic from prioritizing their long-term savings.
Gen Z’s cash cushion shrinks after US summer of splurge
Student loans and inflation are hitting younger adults especially hard.
Benefits Think Rethinking long-term parental benefits and well-being
There's more than one path to parenthood, and when employers recognize this, everyone benefits
Jessica Ruggles
New York Life
Inflation has crushed retirement dreams for a third of all workers
Employees have serious doubts they'll have a typical retirement, with many planning to keep working well beyond retirement age.
Half of working-age Americans struggle to afford medical care
Economic challenges and increased healthcare costs are forcing even those with insurance to delay treatment.
Wages are expected to increase by 4% in 2024. Is it enough?
David Turetsky, VP of consulting for Salary.com, breaks down what wages will look like in the new year.
US retirees will get 3.2% social security boost next year, smallest gain since 2021
Last year's cost of living adjustment was the largest in more than three decades.
