According to professional services company PwC, medical costs are expected to rise 8% in 2025, marking the highest increase in 13 years. Employers and employees will face higher premiums and higher costs of care — and most workers' wages cannot keep up. If employees don't access care, then...
Historically, six of the 11 market sectors have outperformed the broader market in the year following an initial rate increase: Communication Services, Energy, Financials, Health Care, Information Technology, and Utilities. The other five sectors fared less well, with Real Estate performing the worst...
Reducing unemployment benefit duration to increase job finding rates: a systematic reviewdoi:10.4073/csr.2018.2This Campbell systematic review examines the impact of reducing the maximum duration of unemployment benefits on job‐finding rates. Seven studies were included in the review, all of which are...
Updated for 2024.Morningstar is a great resource for research on 529 college savings plans, and they have recently updated their annual deep dive on 529 plans:The 2024 529 Savings Plan Landscape(e-mail required). When choosing a 529 college savings plan, you can open a 529 plan from any ...
In 2025, retirement benefits will increase by about $50 per month, on average, according to the Social Security Administration. That's due to the 2.5% annual cost-of-living adjustment. Notably, the benefit boost for 2025 will be the lowest since 2021. As the pace of inflation has subsi...
It’s been in the news lately, but what exactly does the Social Security Administration do? Maryalene LaPonsieApril 15, 2025 Raising Retirement Age: Help or Harm? A later benefit age might help the system, but it won’t help every future retiree equally. ...
the world said that benefits customised to their needs are one of the top five drivers of happiness at work. When you have a streamlined flexi benefit plan in place, you emphasize that you care about your employees' financial wellbeing. This helps in increasing retention and recruitment rates....
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We assessed overall survival benefit as confirmed if there was a significant increase in overall survival in the trial’s primary intention-to-treat cohort. We characterized quality-of-life benefit as confirmed if there was a significant increase in a validated and prespecified global quality-of-...
Why do these companies perform well wheninterest ratesincrease? It all boils down to their industries. Financials First The financial sector has historically been among the most sensitive to changes in interest rates. Entities like banks, insurance companies, brokerage firms, andmoney managerswith prof...