Commentary

After Virginia approved a Medicaid expansion earlier this week, there are only 17 holdouts — including Texas and Florida.

Basic supply-and-demand logic suggests that raising wages will broaden the pool of workers interested in a job.

More elderly workers will force many employers to confront their biases, fears and prejudices.

Employees don't learn a company's values from a brochure: They learn it from absorbing the day-to-day culture.

No one plans on becoming disabled, but if it does happen, disability insurance helps—a lot.

For years, I've been deceived by our health care system into thinking it was built to help people. And now I feel pissed.

Plan design is the answer; it is an upward climb, it is not an easy path, it requires an expert with experience, it is not going to be an instant fix, and the climb to the top may require training and muscle memory, but it is beautiful.

Naming and periodically reviewing beneficiary designations is important to avoid problems after your death.