Financial planning

Benefit managers are painting well-being programs with a wider brush as strategies further incorporate wealth and emotional components.

Young savers from decades past focused more on company stocks compared to their counterparts of today.

Young savers from decades past focused more on company stocks compared to their counterparts of today.

Receiving a line of credit through an employer may prevent the risk of high interest rates for employees and improve productivity.

Employers should encourage expectant parents in their workforce to save for their future costs with a 529 plan or a Roth IRA.

Mental and emotional health issues can cause physical problems that will undermine even the most robust well-being initiative.

More and more employers seek to offer education debt assistance programs as a means of retaining younger talent, but advisers may not have the time or manpower to fully invest in education on the products.

As the gig economy takes off, freelance workers lag behind fully-employed colleagues when it comes to financial benefits.

Six in 10 Americans have less than $500 in their savings account. Shuttle’s new Savings Assistance aims to fix that.

Giving employees the right tools and advice can help to address the retirement savings gap, Mercer says.

About 80% of employees say they want to work for a company that offers a repayment program.

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Giving employees the right tools and advice can help to address the retirement savings gap, Mercer says.

In 2017, just 4% of companies offered student loan repayment assistance, but the industry is expected to grow to 26% by 2019, according to SHRM.

Employers that offer MetLaw can provide their employees with identity theft protection.

Employers that offer MetLaw can provide their employees with identity theft protection.

Factors such as increased longevity, income inequality and pension-fund shortfalls have caused Americans to be in a worse position for their post-work years.

With the help of SmartDollar, employees have paid off $522,000 in debt and saved $568,000 over two years.

Submissions are due July 28 for Employee Benefit Adviser’s annual awards recognizing excellence and leadership in the field.

With the help of SmartDollar, employees have paid off $522,000 in debt and saved $568,000 over two years.