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As Purchasing Power approached a 20th anniversary milestone this year, we knew the occasion should be marked in several ways to celebrate all of the personal and professional achievements that we’ve accomplished over the past two decades. Our team is proud of our company’s history of helping...

Competing against the private sector for talent has always been an uphill challenge for the public sector. But in today’s post-pandemic economy, with accelerating retirement rates and a shortage of applicants, the challenge has become increasingly tougher. On top of all of that, employers have...

With last year’s unprecedented school year behind us, it’s no surprise that parents and kids alike are excited about going back to classrooms in person this year. As a result, back-to-school spending is projected to increase this year and that can be a source of stress for parents still...

Most companies are conducting business differently than they did pre-pandemic. Many employees are still working remotely, budgets have been cut, travel has been restricted and work teams are continually being asked to do more with less, just to name a few. The employee benefits landscape has...

Fendi jeans. Apple AirPods. A Louis Vuitton handbag. You name it. You can buy it and pay for it in installments, usually over 6 weeks. The popularity of Buy-Now, Pay-Later (BNPL) financial services, a lower-interest alternative to credit cards, skyrocketed during the pandemic. Online shopping...

Benefits communication shouldn’t come just once a year at open enrollment time. With open enrollment coming up soon for most companies, the planning process is currently underway and a communications effort is part of that plan. But trying to share it all with employees at once, and expecting...

With the COVID-19 pandemic subsiding, employees who have been working at home are now beginning to return to the office. Business travel is starting to resume as well. A “new normal” in the workplace is rising before us—so what are the employee benefit priorities we should be paying attention...

The new realities of the ongoing pandemic and its effect on the workplace continue to be more evident. It's likely going to be six more months until many Americans have received the vaccine, furloughed employees are back to work, benefits of the 2021 stimulus spending bill take effect, and...