Open enrollment season is here again, which means it’s your chance to review and renew your health care benefits. This year, there is one area where you will find some pretty significant changes: the Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, or DCFSA. Dependent Care FSA: What’s New If your employer offers a Dependent Care FSA option, it’s going to look different this year. The Dependent Care Continue Reading
Open Enrollment: How to Prepare This Year
For most people, their company’s open enrollment kicks off sometime between September and November. It’s the chance you have each year to analyze your benefits and make sure they still reflect your needs, and your family’s needs. Too many people skim over the information they receive for open enrollment and commit to what they had last year. But a lot can change in a year, and you could be Continue Reading
Open Enrollment: What to Look for in Mid-Career
For most people, open enrollment usually occurs in the fall. This is the time of year to review your healthcare benefits and make sure you’re still getting the coverage you need. If you’re at the mid-career level, there are some specific bases you should be covering. So this fall, here are some points to look out for when your employer sends you your open enrollment information: Open Continue Reading
Open Enrollment: Why You Should Review Your Benefits Every Year
If you barely take a second glance at your benefits when open enrollment rolls around, you’re not alone. According to a 2017 Aflac survey, more than 90% of employees keep the same benefits they had last year. And that could cost you a potentially significant amount of cash. So when you get the email from your company about open enrollment, it’s worth it to take some time and look at what you’re Continue Reading
Your Guide to Open Enrollment
September is here, which means open enrollment season is here again. This is your chance to review your benefits, increase your coverage or cut back on areas that may not be serving you. If you’ve muddled through your benefits in the past, then this is a new opportunity to understand your benefits and customize them to your needs. If not much has changed over the past year, it might be fine to Continue Reading
Reviewing Employee Benefits for Open Enrollment
It may still be summer, but open enrollment is just around the corner! Chances are you haven't read all the details of your employee benefits. It's important to understand what benefits you might be able to take advantage of. This year, take the time to review your options and feel confident when open enrollment rolls around. This is especially critical if you've had major changes within your Continue Reading
Maximizing Employee Benefits During Open Enrollment
If you’re like many of my clients, you remember how much you get paid every month. But when it comes to the details of your employee benefits, it’s easy to glaze over what’s in the fine print. Many employers offer great benefits, and you can protect your family and build wealth by taking advantage of them. Do you understand all that your employer has to offer? When the email comes about Continue Reading
Uncovering Treasures in Your Employee Benefits
Do you understand your options on employee benefits such as disability insurance or life insurance? If your employer offers multiple retirement plan options, do you wonder if you are signed up for the best retirement plan for you? If you're like most people the answer is probably "I have no idea". I am honored to be featured on Money.com this month to talk about how a financial planner can help Continue Reading
Making the Most of Open Enrollment
It’s that time of the year when you get to snuggle up next to the fireplace, sip hot cocoa ... and look at your employee benefits. Yes, it’s open enrollment time, and you may find yourself looking at a big ol’ packet of information, not really understanding what everything is, and electing the same stuff that you had last year. This may mean that you are missing out! Since employee benefits can Continue Reading