Retirement Savings: Leave It to the Experts…and Leave It Alone!
Making the decision to start contributing to a 401k plan isn’t easy, but it is a “yes” or “no” question. Once you decide to go with “yes” (which I hope everyone will do), then you have to decide:How...
View ArticleStudent Debt: The Biggest Hurdle on Your Employees’ Path to Financial Wellness
Millennials. Albeit overused, it’s the word that keeps HR professionals up at night. How to hire them, how to engage them and how to retain them. As a fellow millennial as well as Vice President...
View ArticleMature Workers- The Center of Tomorrow’s Workforce
Over the coming decades “Mature Workers” (defined as age 50+) will be one of the largest sources of talent available. Given this reality and the invaluable nature of older workers’ experience and...
View ArticleAn Alternative to Voluntary Retirement Programs
Under federal and state laws (most or all), employers can have voluntary retirement programs. Of course, there is much litigation on whether and when an employee’s decision to retire is truly...
View ArticlePlan for Retirement! Your Future Self Will Thank You
The majority of employers across the United States offer retirement plans to help employees save and plan for their financial future. My employer, the YMCA of Greater Rochester is no exception. As a...
View ArticleWhat’s in Your Retirement Toolbox?
The 401K (aka retirement) Plan. Employers and benefit managers spend so much time discussing fees and compliance that we sometimes forget how critical this benefit is to our employees and their...
View Article#Nextchat: Helping Employees Plan for Retirement
It can be difficult for a 25-year-old to envision life after age 65, let alone to start saving for it—and many of your employees aren’t even sure how or where to start saving. That’s why it’s...
View Article#Nextchat RECAP: Helping Employees Save for Retirement
On April 25, @shrmnextchat chatted with SHRM Editor Stephen Miller, CEBS about Helping Employees Plan for Retirement.If you missed this informative chat, you can read all the tweets here: [View the...
View ArticleVontae Davis’s Crazy NFL Retirement -- How Prepared is Your Business for a...
There are planned retirements.There are unexpected retirements.And, then — hold my drink — there’s Vontae Davis’s retirement.“Never heard of it. Never seen it.”Vontae Davis played ten seasons in the...
View ArticleConsidering Retirement But Getting Cold Feet?
I’ve been with the same company for the last 15 years and I’m nearing early retirement age. I always assumed I would welcome this but - like a dog finally catching that car it’s been chasing for...
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