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Top 10 Employee Benefits Certifications for Professionals in 2024

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Retirement Plans Associate (RPA) The Retirement Plans Associate (RPA) certification, offered through the CEBS program, focuses on retirement planning and pension management. It’s ideal for professionals who want to specialize in retirement benefits and pensions. Covers medical, dental, vision, and other health-related benefits.

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Private medical insurance becomes most important employee benefit

Employee Benefits

Private medical insurance (PMI) has become the most important perk that employees look for in their benefits package, according to new research by Zest. The research found that one-third (32%) of employees rank PMI ahead of other benefits , such as increased pension contributions (30%), high street discounts (21%) and a company car (17%).

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Ten Tips for Tax Withholding on Multiple Income Streams

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Many older adults also have multiple income sources including Social Security, a pension, full-or part-time work or self-employment, withdrawals from retirement savings (including taxable required minimum distributions or RMDs), and interest, dividends, and capital gains on investments. In other instances (e.g.,

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Ten Tax Planning Tips for 2022

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2021) or 90% of current year (2022) tax liability using a W-4 form at work for job-related income tax withholding; withholding for Social Security, a pension, and required minimum distributions through account custodians; and/or quarterly estimated payments using IRS Form 1040-ES.

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3 Reasons to Boost Your Employee Benefits Offerings in 2020

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A matching 401(k) or pension. When employees have decent medical coverage and paid time off to recharge and de-stress, they thrive in and out of work. Use of a company car. And if you’re really shooting for the moon, you may even provide a few of these: Unlimited vacation time. Free healthcare coverage. Paid time off to volunteer.

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Financial Planning Tips for Self-Employed Older Adults

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Set aside a portion of self-employment income to send to the IRS for quarterly estimated tax payments (and/or over-withhold on a pension or Social Security) to ensure compliance with tax regulations. Contributions to non-Roth accounts are often tax-deductible, thereby reducing adjusted gross and, ultimately taxable, income.

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Financial and Lifestyle Insights- Part 3

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For example, workers with a guaranteed pension and/or a high investment risk tolerance might want to have more stock exposure in a TDF and would chose a target date farther off in the future. from a pension or annuity) is associated with increased financial satisfaction vs. simply having a lump sum to manage.