Financial Literacy Month – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 02 May 2024 20:20:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 My Take: More financial literacy needed to help employees achieve retirement goals https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/retirement/my-take-more-financial-literacy-needed-to-help-employees-achieve-retirement-goals/ Wed, 17 Jan 2024 14:00:06 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=150699 The skyrocketing cost of living has created increased need for employees to receive additional financial well-being information to meet their retirement savings goals. It’s increasingly difficult for most Canadians to put aside any savings above their monthly expenses, thanks in large part to the squeeze from high inflation and the effects of increased interest rates […]

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]]> Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/top-5-hr-benefits-pension-and-investment-stories-of-the-week-63/ Fri, 01 Dec 2023 14:00:54 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=148089 An article on how Desjardins Insurance is supporting employee financial wellness was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com over the last week. Here are the five most popular news stories of the week: 1. Desjardins using budget workshops, interactive game to support employee financial wellness 2. Canadian employers implementing four-day workweek note increased worker happiness, productivity: report 3. OPB appointing Darwin […]

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]]> Desjardins using budget workshops, interactive game to support employee financial wellness https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/desjardins-using-budget-workshops-interactive-game-to-support-employee-financial-wellness/ Fri, 24 Nov 2023 14:00:50 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=147619 Desjardins Insurance is marking Financial Literacy Month with a series of budgeting workshops for employees and an interactive game to help improve financial literacy. The workshops cover topics such as using a budget to manage cash flow, how to plan for future goals and how to save on grocery bills amid rising inflation and food prices. […]

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]]> Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/top-5-hr-benefits-pension-and-investment-stories-of-the-week-61/ Fri, 17 Nov 2023 14:00:42 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=147308 An article on how the Royal Bank of Canada is marking Financial Literacy Month was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com over the last week. Here are the five most popular news stories of the week: 1. RBC educating employees, reducing stigma around money matters through financial wellness hub 2. CPPIB returns 0.1% in Q2 2024, led by credit, private […]

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]]> Hydro Ottawa providing financial resources on rising cost of living, retirement https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/hydro-ottawa-providing-financial-resources-on-rising-cost-of-living-retirement/ Fri, 17 Nov 2023 14:00:03 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=147312 Hydro Ottawa Ltd. is marking Financial Literacy Month by promoting tools and resources for employees grappling with the rising cost of living, says Donna Burnett Vachon, the company’s director of change and organization development. “We see [the impact of the rising cost of living] every day from people who have increasing rental costs to even just […]

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]]> OPTrust promoting financial literacy with enhanced communications, DB pension education program https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/pension-communication/optrust-promoting-financial-literacy-with-enhanced-communications-db-pension-education-program/ Thu, 17 Nov 2022 14:00:49 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=129653 The OPSEU Pension Trust is supporting employees’ and plan members’ financial literacy with its defined benefit pension education program and extensive member communications. “We run a program called People for Pensions, an education program focused on articulating the value of defined benefit pensions and not just the benefit they provide to people who have them, […]

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]]> Western University marking Financial Literacy Month with webinars, DC pension plan consultations https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/western-university-marking-financial-literacy-month-with-webinars-dc-pension-plan-consultations/ Fri, 04 Nov 2022 13:00:10 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=129356 Western University is marking Financial Literacy Month with a series of webinars and consultations addressing employees’ financial questions. The webinars cover topics such as retirement, estate planning, investments and the connection between health and wealth. While the university has covered the health-wealth connection in previous years, the topic is of perennial interest to employees and is […]

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]]> Group of DB pension plans release educational video for financial literacy month https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/defined-benefit-pensions/group-of-db-pension-plans-release-educational-video-for-financial-literacy-month/ Thu, 18 Nov 2021 15:30:06 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=111870 To celebrate Financial Literacy Month, a consortium of public sector defined benefit pension plan sponsors are releasing an informational video designed to educate their plan members about the risks associated with taking the commuted value out of their pension. The animated video was produced by the British Columbia’s college, municipal and public service, WorkSafeBC, the Colleges of […]

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