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In a recent article from Employee Benefit News editor, Lee Hafner spoke at length with Purchasing Power’s Chief Client & Development Officer Assad Lazarus about the wisdom of employer’s that include short-term, more immediate financial wellness solutions along with more traditional long-term...

Purchasing Power® Reports 65% Expect Their Level of Financial Stress to Stay the Same or Increase in 2024 ATLANTA, GA – As employees continue to face financial challenges due to rising inflation and economic uncertainty, among those struggling are people working in the public sector. According...

Speaking with BenefitsPRO editor Lily Peterson, Mike Wilbert discusses the impact of financial wellness on today's workforce. He shares ways HR leaders can provide inclusive benefits solutions to address both long-term and immediate needs, and how they can support talent recruitment and...

Accomplishments in 2022 further the company’s mission to power people to a better life ATLANTA, GA – Purchasing Power, a voluntary benefits and financial wellness company, celebrated another successful year in expanding its solution to more markets across the U.S. and empowering financial...

Access to Financial Health Resources and Financial Counseling Designed to Provide Immediate Support to Under-Resourced Portion of Employees ATLANTA, GA – Purchasing Power, a voluntary benefits company, announced an enhanced set of financial wellness services designed to provide its clients’...

FAST COMPANY journalist Sam Becker reports how financial stress, which is nearly universal among U.S. workers, is affecting sleep, happiness, productivity, and focus among employees at ALL income levels. A quarter of households earning six figures are living paycheck-to-paycheck, too. Read...

Purchasing Power Second Annual Report Reveals State of Employee Finances in 2022 ATLANTA, GA – As the world begins to shift from a pandemic to an endemic state, the impact from the financial toll on U.S. full-time employees continues unabated. Over the past year, 54% of full-time employees...

ATLANTA, GA – Purchasing Power announced today that Lilicia Bailey, the Chief Human Resources Officer of Emory Healthcare, has joined its Board of Directors, effective April 1, 2022. “We are excited to welcome Lilicia to the Purchasing Power Board of Directors,” said Chris Ackerman, Managing...

Our Chief Revenue Officer Mike Wilbert explains why this is a critical time for employers and benefit brokers to consider the entire financial well-being of employees--to conduct an assessment of financial well-being benefits being offered, and to potentially make low or no cost changes based...

ATLANTA, GA – In March, credit professionals, financial experts, and lending institutions are recognizing National Credit Education Month. Purchasing Power, a voluntary benefit company offering the leading employee purchase program, is encouraging all consumers to use the month as an...