Sat.Dec 02, 2023

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My Key Take-Aways From The #AFCPE2023 Symposium

Money Talk

I recently attended the 2023 Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education (AFCPE) Symposium along with over 600 financial educators, researchers, planners, counselors, and other practitioners. Below are six key take-aways: Climate and Finances - Financial impacts of climate change include the cost of property damage and infrastructure repairs (think floods, hurricanes, wildfires, and tornados), higher home energy spending (e.g., air conditioning due to more frequent heat waves), c

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Employee Retention Strategies Go Beyond Competitive Salaries

HR Digest

In 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 50.6 million U.S. employees quit their jobs in a year, indicating an average of 4.2 million each month. With numbers as big as these and burnout at an all-time high, it becomes increasingly important to take employee retention strategies seriously and explore what they can do to connect with their employees.