benefits

Retirement Health Care Costs: Choosing the Right Benefits

Benefits, Employees, Employers, Financial Planning, Retirement

High health care costs during working years and in retirement can easily derail a financial plan. Employees need a long-term strategy. Fortunately, more and more employers are bolstering their benefits programs to help their employees build a stable financial future.

by Chris Freitas

Look Backward to Plan Forward | CA Benefits Agents

Benefits, Employee Benefits, Enrollment, Health Insurance, Healthcare, Insurance, Life Insurance, Open Enrollment

We have entered Open Enrollment season and that means you and everyone in your office are probably reading through enrollment guides and trying to decipher it all. As you begin your research into which plan to choose or even how much to contribute to your Health Savings Account (HSA), consider evaluating how you used your health plan last year. Looking backward can actually help you plan forward and make the most of your health care dollars for the coming year.

by Mike Radakovich

Open Enrollment Tips for Employers | CA Benefits Agency

Benefit Advisors, Benefits, California Employee Benefits, Cupertino Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits, Human Resources, Insurance, Open Enrollment

open enrollment tips for employers

It’s typical to have mixed feelings about the annual benefits open enrollment period. Dread for the additional administrative workload and potential benefits cost increases… Anticipation of newer, more attractive, and easier to administer plans… It makes for a fall season that causes many HR professionals and benefits brokers to drown their misery in pumpkin spice lattes.

by Mike Radakovich

Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts: Everything You Need to Know

Benefits, Benefits Plans, Employee Benefits, Employers, Employment, Family

A dependent care flexible spending account (DCFSA) is a pre-tax benefit account used to pay for eligible dependent care services. The IRS determines which expenses are eligible for reimbursement and these expenses are defined by Internal Revenue Code §129 and the employer's plan.

by Mike Radakovich