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How Market Conditions Affect Your 401(k)
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...
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Employee Benefits Expectations Have Changed. Are You Meeting Them?
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...
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PART 2: Four Things to Know Before Renewing Your Employee Benefits Plan
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)...
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PART 1: Four Things to Know Before Renewing Your Employee Benefits Plan
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...
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Health Meets Wealth: The ROI of Investing in Employee Well-Being
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...
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3 Strategies to Boost Your Employee Wellbeing Program
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...
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Why On-Demand Pay is the Most In-Demand Benefit
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...
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What Does Co-Employment With a PEO Mean?
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...
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OWNERSHIP MANAGEMENT: 10 Reasons Why Using Spreadsheets to Manage Cap Tables is a Bad Idea
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...
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How the Tight Labor Market Affects Profitability
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...
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7 Key Compliance Tips to Implement in Your Hiring Process
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...
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White House Issues Ransomware Prevention Guidance to Businesses
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...
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Is an Outsourced Compliance Provider Appropriate for Your Firm?
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...
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Returning to the Office: What Precautions Should Employers Take?
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...
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Five Key Considerations Before Terminating an Employee
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...
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Americans See The Importance Of Retirement Self-Funding
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...
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Americans Highly Value Their 401(k) Plans
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...
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