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Competitive workplace financial benefits are growing increasingly important, with access to personal financial coaching a powerful way to help employees better navigate both their benefits and their wider financial lives.

The federal government should impose restrictions on when account holders can take distributions from retirement accounts and provide more time to pay back 401(k) loans, according to fintech IRALOGIX.

While older men have the largest 401(k) balances and younger women the smallest, employers need to provide the right benefits and resources to every employee, says a new report.

Employees are turning to their employers as the epicenter for financial information and desire advice on their financial assets outside the 401(k) plan, such as life insurance and emergency savings.

The new retirement law expands the IRS' Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System, so now's a good time for plan sponsors to get their ducks in a row, according to this employment law and benefits attorney.

Vice funds, which include "sin stocks" – concentrated in alcohol, tobacco, weapons and gambling, have the longest track record and remain a key approach for anti-environmental, -social and -governance investors.

With 19 states now offering state programs after three states passed legislation this year, these retirement programs are bridging the gap for many small businesses struggling to afford the administrative burdens.

With employees delaying their retirement due to inflation and market volatility, many are interested in guaranteed lifetime income investment options included as part of a target date fund.