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Employee financial wellness vs. the coronavirus: Which will win?

By the time coronavirus COVID-19 is done wreaking havoc, some workers may find their personal finances in ruins. Visits to doctors or hospitals, missed work from staying home sick (and not even necessarily sick with COVID-19), workplace closures, all can add up. A recent study from Prudential finds that 54% of

John Hoffmire2020-03-11T15:41:20-05:00Tags: Build up emergency funds, Coronavirus, Employee financial wellness, Financially fragile, Sick leave|

Financial literacy, financial wellness linked

Ignorance is not bliss—not when it comes to financial wellness, anyway. According to the third annual Personal Finance Index released by the TIAA Institute and the Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center at the George Washington University School of Business, Americans don’t have the knowledge of personal finance that can enable

John Hoffmire2019-04-10T05:41:20-05:00Tags: financial literacy, Financial wellness, Financially fragile, Personal Finance Index|