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Use financial benefits as a strategy to boost business and create stress-free workers
Commonwealth’s Tim Flacke outlines the importance of developing a financial security strategy to provide value to not only workers, but their employers.
Emergency Savings Preparedness and Perceptions
Recent data, including a report released by Commonwealth and DCIIA, indicate that preparedness for emergency expenses varies widely based on income, and that the retirement industry has an opportunity to help improve emergency savings among workers.
When Pay Isn’t Enough: Driving Business Value Through Financial Security
Commonwealth’s Timothy Flacke spoke with LuAnn Heinen to explore how companies can take their investment in wages to turn them into an outcome that drives business value and makes workers better off.
Pay Down Your Credit Card Balances, and Other Tips for a Slowing Economy
Commonwealth’s Nick Maynard shared the importance of emergency savings to overall financial security in an uncertain financial time.
Top News in Fintech and Beyond
Benzinga shared Commonwealth’s report on building credit to build wealth in its daily fintech newsletter.
Inflation, market volatility are hurting retirement optimism. What can HR do?
Commonwealth’s Timothy Flacke weighs in on how employers can look at the overall financial picture when it comes to best serving employees’ financial needs in an uncertain economic time.
The Green Finance Podcast Ep. 2: The S in ESG and the role of inclusive product design
Commonwealth’s Timothy Flacke joined Iulia Ciutina of Tearsheet to discuss the social factors behind sustainable investing, and how we can increase equity and inclusion in fintech by using clever product design.
Fueling Economic Growth in Black and Latina Communities: digitalundivided’s Mission to Create an Inclusive Entrepreneurial Future
Efforts to create a more inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem for female Black and Latina founders cites Commonwealth’s Framework for Inclusive Investing.
Can Emergency Savings Support the Retirement System?
Commonwealth’s Brian Gilmore co-authored a piece outlining new tools to save for emergencies might impact and safeguard retirement savings.
Senators to Propose Retirement Bill Tackling Emergency Savings
A bill addressing the short-term security of workers by providing the option for employers to offer workers retirement-linked emergency savings accounts is currently under consideration in the Senate. A report from Commonwealth and DCIIA provides guidance on well-designed emergency savings…
Milliman Partners with SecureSave on Emergency Savings
Emergency savings programs linked to retirement are gaining momentum in the workplace, and research from DCIIA and Commonwealth gives insight into the progress the retirement industry has made on developing and implementing emergency savings solutions.
New Research Indicates Digital Wallet Uptake Could Have a High Impact on Financial Security for Underserved Consumers
A new Commonwealth study is uncovering the potential of digital wallets and payment apps to provide savings opportunities for consumers living on low to moderate incomes.