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Embracing Financial Literacy Month

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15 Nov 202217 Feb 2023

November is Financial Literacy Month in Canada. Multiple organizations are working to educate Canadians about the programs, services and tools available to strengthen financial knowledge, skills and confidence.

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Workers Are Stressed Out About Money: 5 Tools to Help

Cara McMullin

02 Aug 202217 Feb 2023

The uncertain financial world of today is increasing the concerns of an already stressed workforce. A new International Foundation of Employee Benefits Plan study, Workplace Wellness and Financial Education Programs: 2022 Survey Results, indicated that the personal factor most impacted by financial […]

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Should You Invest in Cryptocurrency?

Alyssa Hodder

05 Nov 202105 Nov 2021

What are the risks and rewards of investing in cryptocurrency? A recent International Foundation webcast featuring Giles Anderson, director, sales and relationship management with Fidelity, and Philipp Meyer-Brauns, head of investment solutions analytics and vice president with Dimensional, explored some of the […]

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Eight Financial Wellness Strategies for Reaching the Financially Vulnerable

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

20 Sep 202117 Feb 2023

Financial wellness programs have gained prominence as an employee benefit and can be effective in reducing financial stress among workers. But it’s not always that easy to get employees to use them. That’s particularly true among populations that have a greater incidence […]

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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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Debt-ridden, Stressed, Distracted—Helping Employees With Financial Education

Neil Mrkvicka

07 Apr 2016

Many employees face more personal financial challenges today than five years ago, with credit card and other debt and trouble saving for retirement being their most common challenges, according to our latest Financial Education for Today’s Workforce: 2016 Survey Results. The […]

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Your Worth It Out Playlist for Benefits Day #NEBD

Staff

04 Apr 201604 Apr 2016

Getting financially fit is fun when you have the right playlist to keep you motivated! Celebrate National Employee Benefits Day today by changing the lyrics to these popular songs. And since today is your special day, feel free to sing these wherever […]

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Retirement Insecurity—First Steps to Reverse the Trend

Staff

10 Sep 201510 Sep 2015

As a communications professional who works in the employee benefits world, I never stop encountering dismal reports on the saving habits of Americans. The data is everywhere—and it’s overwhelming. People aren’t saving for retirement and those who are aren’t saving enough. As […]

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Top 5 Employee Benefit Trends to Watch in Canada

Julie Stich, CEBS

02 Sep 201502 Sep 2015

Offering group benefits and retirement plans to employees takes financial, administrative and time commitment from employers. To get the most bang for their buck, employers need to make sure their benefit plans work efficiently and are used effectively. Here are five benefit […]