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Five Critical Retirement Planning Decisions You Need to Consider Today

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

15 Apr 202117 Feb 2023

Retirement planning is an important exercise for everyone. And when you have only a modest retirement nest egg, there is little room for error when planning for how to make those savings last. So what are the most important items for preretirees […]

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Financial Well-Being of Underrepresented Women

Anne Patterson

26 Mar 202125 Mar 2021

The Talking Benefits team couldn’t let Women’s History Month end without sneaking in one more episode for you. For the past several years, the International Foundation has strategically focused on the topic of financial wellness and how employers can provide financial education […]

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Encourage Inclusivity and Flexibility With Proactive Employee Benefits

Julie Stich, CEBS

17 Mar 202116 Mar 2021

The pandemic has brought new workforce situations requiring new solutions to the forefront of our daily lives. Innovative and proactive employee benefits can answer some of these current challenges. We’re all familiar with “core” benefits like health insurance, retirement plans, paid time […]

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Using Financial Education to Overcome Inequalities

Robbie Hartman, CEBS

17 Nov 202017 Feb 2023

“The well-known business argument for financial wellness programs is the payback of at least $3 for every $1 invested by increasing worker productivity and retention,” said Rebecca Sudano, senior vice president and partner with BDO Canada Limited. In addition, financial wellness programs […]

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COVID-19 Highlights the Need for Workplace Emergency Savings Programs

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

20 Aug 202017 Feb 2023

About 31% of people in the United States have faced negative economic impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent report from the Commonwealth Fund. Those economic effects include being unable to pay for basic necessities like food, heat or rent, […]

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One-Size-Fits-One Workplace Wellness

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28 Aug 201927 Aug 2019

I was part of our organization’s wellness committee in the late ’90s. We were passionate about bringing our own approaches to healthy living to all of our co-workers through creative programs. But there was a problem—Our workplace wellness strategy, one that focused […]

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Three Steps to Reduce Plan Costs and Improve Retirement Security

Robbie Hartman, CEBS

21 Aug 201921 Aug 2019

Plan sponsors have long provided education on the magic of compound interest as a powerful force for retirement readiness. But most plan members—and even many plan sponsors—forget about the flip side of that coin: the long-term impact of compounding costs from investment […]

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A Deep Dive Into Student Loan Repayment Assistance Benefits

Justin Held, CEBS

16 Jul 201922 Sep 2020

Workers are becoming increasingly burdened by growing student loan debt balances, which by some estimates have reached an average of $28,650 per graduate. According to the new International Foundation study Education Benefits: 2019 Survey Results, employers are recognizing this burden and taking […]

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The House’s SECURE Act: What It Could Mean for Retirement Plans

Julie Stich, CEBS

28 May 201921 Jan 2020

Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a retirement bill, the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act (H.R. 1994). The bill is notable for being bipartisan, as shown by the 417-3 vote and the mix of its […]

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Financial Education Goes Beyond 401(k)

Anne Patterson

29 Apr 201929 Apr 2019

Each month on Talking Benefits, I join Julie Stich, Kelli Kolsrud and Justin Held, International Foundation benefits nerdthusiasts, to discuss a trending employee benefits topic we think our listeners want to know more about. April is financial literacy month in the U.S. and, […]