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DENVER, CO – Dutch Ross has been named Vice President, Public Sector Sales and Development at Purchasing Power, a voluntary benefit company that offers the leading employee purchase program through the convenience of payroll deductions. In this new role, Ross is responsible for leading new...

Purchasing Power's CRO Mike Wilbert explains that financial stress has been a factor in the workplace for many years now, affecting employee productivity as well as impacting their health. He explores three key reasons why employees are placing such emphasis on financial well-being benefits in...

Finances are on many of our minds this month. In addition to a New Year, January marks Financial Wellness Month, a reminder for all of us to pay closer attention to our finances. For many people, resolutions are in order. In fact, according to a Principal Financial Group survey, nearly...

Purchasing Power Outlines Why Employers Should Take Note of This 2022 Trend ATLANTA, GA – What will 2022 mean for employee finances and their financial stress? Only half (52%) of full-time employees expect their household financial situation to be better in January 2022 than it was in January...

Purchasing Power CRO Mike Wilbert shares new research in the December '21 edition of ADVISOR Magazine covering what's worrying workers today about their current financial state. As financial stress rises, they look to the benefits portfolio for solutions. He recommends what brokers & employers...

Most of us have been affected in a number of ways by the pandemic in both our personal and professional lives. Across all industries and salary levels, workplace changes have ranged from layoffs and cutbacks in hours to working remotely and more. Perhaps the biggest impact for employees in all...

In a new blog from CEO Trey Loughran, all of us have seen the toll - both financially and emotionally - that the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have on our own lives, on family, on friends, and on fellow employees. From layoffs and furloughs to the current labor shortage, the past year and a...

The Great Resignation is the ongoing trend of employees voluntarily leaving their jobs, from spring 2021 to the present, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Who’s quitting the most? A Harvard Business Review study showed that resignation rates over the past year are highest among mid-career...

Purchasing Power® Report Reveals the State of Employee Finances: 2021 ATLANTA, GA – Household income levels don’t discriminate. Living paycheck to paycheck from February 2020-2021 was reported by full-time employees/those with a spouse employed full-time at all household income levels1, and...

Students all over the country start heading back to school this month but that is not the only place they are educated. An incredible amount of learning goes on outside of the classroom as well. While much of our learning takes place in formal settings, there is also a great deal of education...