Alyssa Place is the editor-in-chief of Employee Benefit News and has been with the team since 2019. Her work covers mental health, DEI, women at work, financial wellness, retirement and workplace culture. She was previously a video producer at Yahoo Finance with a focus on personal finance and career development, and has also worked for ABC World News with David Muir and ABC 20/20. Her writing has appeared on amNew York, The Daily Beast, Yahoo Finance, Huffington Post and ABCNews.com. Alyssa graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism and sociology from New York University.
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IRALOGIX looked at retirement preparedness across five key areas, finding that Americans were struggling with nearly all of them.
April 15 -
Almost half of women say they will outlive their retirement savings, compared to 38% of men.
January 16 -
Nationwide found that women struggle to understand what to do with their savings once they hit retirement.
April 8 -
More than half of millennials are working toward financial independence, not a traditional exit from the workplace.
March 27 -
Almost all retirees had regrets about how they planned for life after work. Is it possible to ever be prepared?
February 26 -
Major employers like IBM and Ikea are touting the benefits of pensions on their employees' financial well-being. Is the industry ready for a comeback?
February 5 -
A new provision enables employers to contribute to a workplace 401(k) plan when an employee pays their student loan debt.
January 22 -
The retirement legislation has several new provisions that tackle student loan debt, emergency savings and retirement benefits for small businesses.
January 9 -
Leading by example and encouraging authentic connections with employees can set good managers apart.
December 28 -
Issues like Medicare increases and student loan relief will impact employees' ability to plan for their financial future.
December 26
