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From Financial Literacy to Financial Capability Month: Understanding the Shift

EverFi - HR

It’s not only speaking the language of finance, but also understanding how to steer it toward meeting your personal needs and goals. This shift is important, because the world has changed since the first Financial Literacy Month designation in 2004. Back then, speaking the language of finance may have been sufficient.

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Financial Literacy: The Missing Piece in Your Employee Benefits Puzzle

Payactiv

Financial Literacy Month was established in 2004 to recognize the importance of teaching individuals fundamental financial concepts such as budgeting, borrowing, taxation, and other aspects of personal financial management. Assess Their Financial Wellness Needs Ask employees what they want to see in a financial wellness program.

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Employment Laws in Nigeria

Global People Strategist

Employers are also rewarded with subsidies of up to half their costs when investing in training programs that meet the high standards of the Training Fund Council. Regarding retirement savings, Nigerian employees and employers have a legal obligation: make sure 7.5% 7. The Nigerian Factories Act, 2004.

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” Does the advisor provide value at the first meeting?” with Randy Kurtz and Tyler Gallagher

Thrive Global

But they cannot guarantee they’ll repeat their results.People facing retirement are more concerned about losing money than making a lot more money. Upper Left Wealth Management is risk-focused, delivering lower volatility portfolios, planning solutions and advice to individuals nearing retirement. Does the advisor mention risk at all?

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Make Sure You Take Sufficient Steps to Find Missing Participants

HR Daily Advisor

But the guidance does not clearly state at what point the retirement plan fiduciary has met its obligation to track down missing participants who are due a benefit. While the retirement plans community awaits requested guidance on sufficient missing-participant searches, this column will offer a few best-practice tips. Background.

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Most Important Developments in HR for 12/6

GetFive

“Google is not a conventional company,” declared Sergey Brin and Larry Page as they took their firm public in 2004. “We Eventually they start asking when you’re going to retire. Union confirmed that a meeting between her team and NBC had taken place to discuss the workplace culture at “America’s Got Talent.”

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“Why take that chance?”, With Beau Henderson & Scott Butler

Thrive Global

I had the pleasure of interviewing Scott Butler,a Certified Retirement Counselor® at Klauenberg Retirement Solutions in Laurel, MD. Since 2004, Scott has been using his background as a former teacher to break financial topics down to levels that clients can more easily understand. How do you think that will help people?