It’s a rainy Monday morning, and I’m struggling to get my 14-month-old dressed and ready to go while she squirms and kicks in protest. Meanwhile, my husband is attempting to corral the three-year-old into putting on her pants, with little success.
Along with the changing seasons, I’ve experienced a lot of change in my life recently. As you can see, I’m resuming my role as editor of Benefits Canada after a relaxed year off to take care of my second beautiful baby girl. In addition, we’ve been going through a major home renovation, which comes with its own upheaval.
Benefits Canada chatted with Amber (Mac) MacArthur—a consultant, television host and journalist specializing in technology and social media—about how employers can make the most of social media.
Can you believe it’s been 35 years already? In honour of Benefits Canada’s 35th anniversary, we decided it was time to go back to our roots: to explore why employers offer benefits programs in the first place, as well as their perceived value by business leaders.
In this age of information on demand, we expect access whenever and wherever we want it. We use portable devices such as tablets for both work and recreation: to send email, do our personal banking and play games. We bring our BlackBerrys and iPhones with us to meetings, on vacation and even to the bathroom. If we lose cellphone service—even if it’s just while we’re in the elevator or on the subway—we get annoyed at being temporarily out of touch.
It’s an age-old problem…how do you get capital accumulation plan (CAP) members engaged in retirement planning and encourage them to take responsibility for their own savings? To some extent, it’s a matter of timing.
So often, when we’re at work, we’re focused on the bottom line. Generating revenue. Being productive. Achieving targets. Similarly, when we talk about workplace wellness, the focus is on the return on investment, and how best to measure and monitor it. But wellness is much more than a financial concern.
How can investors achieve returns in a sideways market? At Legg Mason’s Global Investment Forum on May 1, 2012, Steven Bleiberg, president and CEO of Legg Mason Global Asset Allocation, provided a brief economic overview and suggested strategies for institutional investors.
During this period of reform, there’s been a lot of discussion about how to improve pension coverage across Canada, and how to keep the current system sustainable.
We know it’s important to invest now for the future. So why is it so hard to save for retirement?