There's a definite shift toward employers offering financial wellness offerings to their employees, and nearly half (47%) of employers will offer the benefit by 2026, said a panel of retirement industry experts.

This is according to the Transamerica's 5^th Transamerica Prescience 2026 report: Financial Wellness Benefits and Retirement. The report is a series of polls and brainstorming sessions, each focusing on a different aspect of employee benefits as part of a multi-year initiative that surveys workplace benefits professionals on a wide range of issue looking toward 2026 to uncover trends and opportunities in the benefits landscape.

"Retirement plan sponsors, providers, consultants, and financial advisors need a sharp vision of the benefits that employees will need for their financial wellbeing several years from now," said Phil Eckman, President of Workplace Solutions at Transamerica. "This data will help them select products, services, systems, and processes that will meet the needs of employers and employees into the future."