Working for another organization many years ago, I shared a cubicle wall with a colleague who frequently got phone calls from creditors about late payments. I couldn’t help overhearing him… Read more >
October 13, 2016 Financial Education, Financial Wellness Read more >
One of the challenges of being in the benefits field is persuading people to take action. We want them to participate in an annual health risk assessment, exercise, get their… Read more >
September 29, 2016 Communication, Employee Benefits, Financial Education, Financial Wellness, Retirement Read more >
Rarely does a day pass when there isn’t a news headline decrying how few people are saving for retirement, and among those who are saving, most aren’t saving enough. With… Read more >
August 5, 2016 Communication, Financial Education, Financial Wellness, Retirement Read more >
In the early years of the shift from defined benefit (DB) to defined contribution (DC) plans, most attention was directed at saving for retirement. Today, there is a growing realization… Read more >
June 9, 2016 401(k) Plans, Canada, Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Benefits, Retirement Read more >
If you are a baseball fan, you are probably familiar with this quote often credited to legendary baseball coach Sparky Anderson—”Losing hurts twice as bad as winning feels good.” I’ve… Read more >
People tend to fall into one of three categories when they are planning for their retirement. Do you have any idea what kind of planner you are? How about the… Read more >
March 29, 2016 Employee Benefits, Financial Education, Financial Wellness, Retirement Read more >
Retirement used to be heralded as the “golden” period of our lives. After a lifetime of work, people earned the right to take it easy for the rest of their… Read more >
January 29, 2016 Employee Benefits, Financial Wellness, Retirement Read more >
While young men still commit a disproportionate share of crimes, it appears crime rates among the elderly are increasing in some countries. Rising poverty rates among the elderly are being blamed. Consider… Read more >
December 29, 2015 Financial Education, Financial Wellness, Retirement Read more >
What is black and white and soon to be read all over Canada? I couldn’t help but think of this riddle when the fourth edition of Employee Benefits in Canada… Read more >
November 24, 2015 Canada, Health Care, Pensions, Retirement Read more >
When funding health benefits for employees, two options are available: traditional health insurance and self-funding. Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by, And… Read more >
October 23, 2015 Affordable Care Act (ACA), Employee Benefits, Health Care Read more >
