Helping Employees Prepare Financially for the Frankenstorm

October 30, 2012

Are your employees prepared to weather a storm? As Hurricane Sandy rushes toward the mid-Atlantic area today, many companies across the area are telling their workforces to stay home. But is that enough? Certainly, employers should be concerned about their employees’ physical well-being, keeping them off the roads and updated on the availability of nearby shelters that employees can go to in case of flooding. But what about their financial well-being? Continue reading “Helping Employees Prepare Financially for the Frankenstorm”

How a Cash Management System Can Help Simplify Your Finances

April 26, 2012

Do you ever have trouble managing your day-to-day finances? If so, you’re not alone. Quite a few people I speak to say that they have trouble saving and aren’t sure where their paycheck goes by the end of the month. There are lots of methods to organize your finances, but my personal favorite is to use a particular cash management system of automatic payments and multiple accounts. Here’s how it works: Continue reading “How a Cash Management System Can Help Simplify Your Finances”

Get Your Workforce Money Motivated with America Saves Week

February 14, 2012

We can’t all win the lottery next week, but amazingly 21% of Americans—38% of those with incomes below $25,000—think that winning the lottery represents the most practical way for them to accumulate several hundred thousand dollars, according to the American Savings Education Council’s Savings Facts and Statistics. So instead of throwing a dollar into the office lottery pool for next week’s drawing, take the time to join the America Saves Week campaign as an opportunity to encourage your employees to save automatically through payroll deduction or direct deposit towards an emergency fund, a goal like a home, or towards retirement. Continue reading “Get Your Workforce Money Motivated with America Saves Week”