Retirement Savings

This is part 1 of a series where I’ll be providing general education on many of the employee benefits elections that you’ll be faced with during open enrollment season. While there are some employers whose employee benefits open enrollment has already closed, many companies don’t have open enrollment until October or November. I find that many people take their best guess at making their enrollment elections, but have never really been well-educated on the decisions that they have in front of them or what might be best for their personal situation and don’t necessarily understand everything that they’re opting into or out of. Something that can make this even more confusing is having a spouse who’s employed at a company that provides benefits and trying to figure out how each employer’s benefits can work together for you. I’m hoping that this series of posts can help provide some education around some of the common benefits offered by employers and help people make better decisions for what might be best for their personal situation. Read More