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Talking Benefits Episode 3: It’s Complicated

Staff

08 Mar 201709 Aug 2018

The past few weeks have delivered a few more hints on how benefit plans may be impacted by developments in Washington. Despite the fog, one thing is clear—Changing benefits-related laws and regulations is quite complicated. In this month’s Talking Benefits podcast episode, […]

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Does Your Benefit Appeal Process Need a Tune Up?

Anne Patterson

28 Feb 201728 Feb 2017

Does your benefit appeal process feel like it’s on cruise control? It might be time for a tune up. In light of an increase in participant litigation and heightened DOL enforcement efforts, it is imperative that plans ensure their procedures and policies […]

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Report Highlights Multiemployer Defined Benefit Plans Successes and Challenges

Staff

21 Feb 201721 Feb 2017

For the fourth year, the International Foundation and Horizon Actuarial Services have partnered together to release an annual report analyzing key trends in demographics, cash flows and investments for multiemployer defined benefit and defined contribution plans. Released today, this latest report Multiemployer […]

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Your Benefits Box of Chocolates

Anne Patterson

14 Feb 2017

Whether or not you’re feeling the love this Valentine’s Day (I’ve hit my head too many times on hanging heart decorations and eaten too much chocolate already), we can celebrate the International Foundation products and services our members love having access to, […]

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Talking Benefits—Legislative Limbo

Staff

10 Feb 201710 Feb 2017

Naturally, we love to talk benefits here at the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans. So when a couple of our resident benefits gurus started presenting a monthly benefits update for staff, the word got out. Each month, the audience (a.k.a. staffers […]

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6 Ways to Help Workers Plan for Happily Ever After (a.k.a. Retirement)

Robbie Hartman, CEBS

07 Feb 2017

Like the capper to a classic Western, employers and employees want to see an ending in which careers reach a thrilling conclusion and workers ride off into the sunset. Too often, though, the credits start to roll and employees suddenly realize they […]

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Benefit Plan Investments 101: Alternative Investments

Justin Held, CEBS

02 Feb 2017

Benefit plan trustees have been giving increased attention to alternative asset classes. Before investing in these classes, it is important define what alternative investments are, identify the most prevalent types and understand why investors are adding alternative classes to their portfolios. Alternative […]

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Trump + Employee Benefits: Washington Insiders Tell All

Anne Patterson

01 Dec 2016

What do the election results mean for employer-sponsored benefits? Which campaign promises will come into play and how? These pressing questions and more were answered during the International Foundation webcast Inside the New Administration & Congress: What’s Next? The webcast featured three […]

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Teachers Get Schooled in Financial Education

Anne Patterson

22 Nov 201624 Jan 2017

So . . . Why does a $190 billion, 103-year-old public pension fund especially need to watch its spelling and grammar on member communication materials? Because it represents 896,000 public school educators throughout California. CalSTRS, the California State Teachers’ Retirement System, shared […]

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Five W’s of Workplace Financial Education

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

15 Nov 201624 Jan 2017

Are you considering implementing a workplace financial education program? Start the process by answering the “five Ws,” says one expert. “A thrown-together program is going to get you only so far. An effective financial education program starts out with a well-thought-out plan,” […]