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This is Why We’re Angry

The Irrelevant Investor

More Benefits , Binyamin Applebaum writes: The average worker received 32 percent of total compensation in benefits including bonuses, paid leave and company contributions to insurance and retirement plans in the second quarter of 2018. Even including nonwage benefits, the growth of compensation is very slow by historical standards.

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Should you cancel your CFP designation?

Sara Grillo

He says that in the CFP Board’s standard of conduct it states unambiguously that all CFP designation holders must voluntarily disclose all prior misconduct, any disclosures that may be on their FINRA or SEC IAPD records – and, as revealed in the 2018 Wall Street Journal expose , nobody did it (Zweig, Fuller). 2018, July 24).

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COVID-19 Through An ESG Investing Lens

Brown Advisory

Further, the company is waiving copayments for Aetna members (CVS and Aetna merged in 2018) for all telehealth visits—not just COVID-19-related appointments. How will companies handle executive compensation, share buybacks and other core financial matters in the wake of COVID-19?

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COVID-19 Through An ESG Investing Lens

Brown Advisory

Further, the company is waiving copayments for Aetna members (CVS and Aetna merged in 2018) for all telehealth visits—not just COVID-19-related appointments. How will companies handle executive compensation, share buybacks and other core financial matters in the wake of COVID-19?

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Intel SERPLUS Elections 2020: 4 Steps to Consider Given the Recent Company Uncertainty

Cordant Wealth Partners

During a recession, this number obviously goes up (136 and 210 filed for bankruptcy protection in 2008 and 2009, respectively) but drops in times of economic expansion (58 and 64 filed in 2018 and 2019, respectively). Taking that 80 companies per year into the 3,700 listed companies here in the U.S.

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Siemens Deferred Compensation Elections for Former Employees of Mentor Graphics: 4 Steps to Consider

Cordant Wealth Partners

During a recession, this number obviously goes up (136 and 210 filed for bankruptcy protection in 2008 and 2009, respectively) but drops in times of economic expansion (58 and 64 filed in 2018 and 2019, respectively). Taking that 80 companies per year into the 3,700 listed companies here in the U.S.