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… Read more >
April 29, 2019 401(k) Plans, Employee Benefits, Financial Education, Financial Wellness, Retirement, Talking Benefits Podcast 0 Read more >
Student loan repayment benefits have been a hot topic in the news over the past few years, and a recent IRS private letter ruling has the benefit back in the… Read more >
October 1, 2018 401(k) Plans, Employee Benefits, Financial Education, Financial Wellness 0 Read more >
Plan administrators trying to terminate defined contribution retirement plans often find themselves between a rock and a hard place. The Department of Labor (DOL) requires they diligently search for and… Read more >
May 15, 2018 401(k) Plans, Employee Benefits, Retirement 0 Read more >
Americans aren’t saving enough for retirement. This is not a news flash. In fact, almost every day I see a new headline pointing out the problem. While their angles vary… Read more >
March 27, 2018 401(k) Plans, Behavioral Decision Making, Communication, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Benefits, Financial Education, Financial Wellness, National Employee Benefits Day 0 Read more >
Wondering why your communication isn’t more effective in helping workers make better financial decisions? Or what you can do differently to encourage employees to improve their retirement security? This National… Read more >
March 20, 2018 401(k) Plans, Behavioral Decision Making, Communication, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Benefits, Financial Education, Financial Wellness, National Employee Benefits Day 0 Read more >
The U.S. Senate and House have passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. President Trump is expected to sign the tax reform bill into law soon. How would employee benefits… Read more >
December 21, 2017 401(k) Plans, Affordable Care Act (ACA), Employee Benefits, FMLA, Health Care, Paid Leave, Parental Leave 0 Read more >
One of the great tools available to employers is automatic enrollment to increase participation in the 401(k) plan. The Pension Protection Act (PPA) was signed in 2006, encouraging employers to… Read more >
November 20, 2017 401(k) Plans, Employee Benefits, Financial Education, Retirement 0 Read more >
Employee benefits professionals scoured the House Republicans’ proposed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act with some trepidation after its release on November 2, 2017. While many were relieved to find no… Read more >
November 9, 2017 401(k) Plans, Employee Benefits, Legislative, Pensions, Regulatory 0 Read more >
Something old, something new, something borrowed, something . . . that I know we’re going to forget! Checklists upon checklists accompany the big day, and I can relate. So can… Read more >
October 18, 2017 401(k) Plans, Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Human Resources (HR), Insurance, Retirement 6 Read more >
Considering loan options for your 401(k) plan but concerned about the potential consequences? Here are five plan design ideas for plan sponsors who want to allow employees to borrow against… Read more >
July 26, 2017 401(k) Plans, Employee Benefits, Retirement 3 Read more >