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As the end of the year approaches, we know it can be overwhelming as a business owner to navigate the different requirements, timelines, and benefit options without HR expertise. In last week’s blog, we examined...

If you are like most small businesses, your benefits renewal is coming up. As an employer, you want to offer your hard-working employees the benefits they want, but if you are a small business, it...

Now may be a good time to look back a few months just to gain a better long-term perspective. The market has been trading in a range for the last several months hovering at or near record highs on the three indices: the Dow, the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ...

Employee expectations of what they want from their employer have dramatically changed in part due to COVID-19. The workplace we know has changed, and what employers offer for benefits must keep up with the changing...

Last week in part one of Four Things to Know Before Renewing Your Employee Benefits Plan we relayed that it IS possible to reduce benefits plan costs and support employee health (both physical and mental) when you partner with the right PEO—AspenHR!

Oh, what a difference a year and a half makes. At this point in 2019, unemployment rates were at an all-time low, and businesses were doing whatever they could to compete for talent. With unemployment now near an all-time high, priorities have...

It’s time to invest in employees’ well-being. If you haven’t started doing so already, your bottom line is taking a hit. Nearly 40% of employees say their mental health has been negatively impacted by the pandemic and 60% of employees believe...

Employers are becoming even more aware of the benefits of incorporating corporate wellbeing programming in their overall employee engagement strategies. It is no surprise that happier and healthier people can perform better work – and beyond the goal of...

Crossing your fingers for payday to come before your bill’s due date is not a way to live. But for many Americans, it’s a frustrating reality. 78% of U.S. employees live paycheck to paycheck, including those who earn six-figure salaries.

Financial Services Companies have the potential to transform their business by outsourcing the heaviest HR burdens to a Professional Employer Organization (“PEO”). When RIAs, asset management, and fund companies work with a PEO, they enter...

Capitalization tables (or cap tables) provide an analysis of a company’s percentages of ownership, equity dilution, and value of equity in each round of investment by founders, investors, and other owners. Developing a cap table and making related decisions can be complicated and overwhelming.

We know that the key to creating a successful company is to hire and develop a skilled and highly-engaged workforce. As the labor market continues to tighten up, it has become even more challenging to...

Hiring great employees gives companies an edge over their competition but can also be challenging when candidates outnumber the jobs available. The challenging part of hiring equates to time filtering candidates, interviewing, and hiring decisions...

In a recent letter addressed to corporate executives and business leaders, the White House emphasized that bolstering the nation’s resilience against cyberattacks is a main priority for President Joe Biden’s administration. Specifically, as ransomware attacks continue to rise in both cost and...

The SEC’s Director of Examinations[1] recently reiterated the critical role that Chief Compliance Officers (“CCO”) play for both investment advisers and investment companies. The SEC’s language together with previous SEC guidance focused on outsourced CCOs implies that the SEC prefers in-house CCOs.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ —  AspenHR, a professional employer organization (PEO) providing concierge HR solutions to alternative investment funds and their portfolio companies, has officially launched Aspen’s Advantage MarketPlace. The marketplace is the first designed by a PEO...

Inorganic growth via acquisition has become a proven way for companies to quickly scale and grow. Often, the company being acquired is a competitor with a proven record of success, revenue, and employee retention. The...

Covid-19 has changed the way we work and interact with others. While many alternative investment funds and financial services firms have opted to work remotely many are now considering returning to the office- a decision...

Terminating an employee is never easy, and often, the events leading up to the termination are not either. An employee who once was a competent hire has become a problem for your company. Terminating the...

More than half of near-retirees (adults aged 50 to 64) are worried a “great deal” about the Social Security system, according to Gallup, while only a third of survey respondents aged 18-29 expressed a similar concern about the program’s long-term availability...

401(k)s are among the most widely used retirement savings vehicles in America, in part because millions of working adults have access to these defined contribution (DC) plans through their employer. However, 401(k)s are also very popular because many Americans can recognize...

SAN FRANCISCO, May 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ —  AspenHR, a professional employer organization (PEO) providing concierge HR solutions to alternative investment funds and their portfolio companies, has officially launched Aspen’s Advantage MarketPlace. The marketplace is the first designed by a PEO...