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Education offerings, student debt repayment programs and helping employees with short-term money issues will be big employer priorities this year.

Financial Finesse and the Global Retirement Partners Advisor Alliance are two years into a program that now reaches more than 500 employers, including New York’s finest.

California Governor Jerry Brown said legal rulings may clear the way for making cuts to public pension benefits, which would go against long-standing assumptions and potentially provide financial relief to the state and its local governments.

The law allows clients the ability to make tax-free withdrawals for elementary and secondary school expenses.

Tax-free withdrawals could outweigh an employer's match if early withdrawals are made for expenses like healthcare.

Retirees should stick to their strategies and diversify their portfolios with various sources of income.

Employees should do a quick assessment of their retirement prospects while still working.

A pension expert from the Netherlands says that the U.S. retirement system sets a bad example in securing the golden years of its workforce.

Zenefits’ exit, new HSA regulations, financial wellbeing programs and Congress’ attempt to replace the ACA were the top stories of Employee Benefit Adviser this year.

Benefits such as student loan repayment, pay cards, and even direct bill paying are rising in popularity and could have payroll providers acting more like banks.

Understanding participant needs means having the courage to directly ask what topics are the most pressing, and then address them.

Though workplace offerings such as on-site gyms, foosball and pool tables are common among tech giants, companies should make sure that benefits align with culture.

Speakers shared how they revitalized agencies and analyzed groundbreaking trends to provide advisers plenty of takeaways at 2017’s Workplace Benefits events.

Understanding participant needs means having the courage to directly ask what topics are the most pressing, and then address them.

Money worries continue to plague employees but executives struggle to create plans that address workers’ fiscal woes.

Benefits such as student loan repayment, pay cards, and even direct bill paying are rising in popularity and could have payroll providers acting more like banks.

Though workplace offerings such as on-site gyms, foosball and pool tables are common among tech giants, companies should make sure that benefits align with culture.

Those who leave the workforce and are sitting on losing investments may do tax-loss harvesting, or they may donate their winning holdings to a charity to avoid the capital gains tax

Money worries continue to plague employees but executives struggle to create plans that address workers’ fiscal woes.

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