More women in boardroom
The proportion of board seats held by women at companies listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange inched up slightly to 17 per cent, according to a report from the Canadian Securities Administrators. The level of female representation on boards marks an increase from 15 per cent last year and 11 per cent in 2015 when […]
New tech hub announced
The B.C. government will spend up to $17 million over five years to help establish a new computer institute on the campus of Simon Fraser University in Surrey. Premier John Horgan says the province sees Surrey as a second downtown to Vancouver in the Lower Mainland. The Quantum Algorithms Institute at the university is part […]
IU chooses Fidelity as its new retirement plan recordkeeper
Indiana University has selected Fidelity as the sole provider of administrative recordkeeping services to the IU retirement plans. In addition, a new, simplified investment menu was introduced. Information about the changes and enhancements has been sent to active IU employees, retirees and people who no longer work for the university but were fully vested before […]
The New Realities Of Work And Retirement
Bob Orozco barks out instructions like a drill sergeant. The 40 or so older adults in this class follow his lead, stretching and bending and marching in place. It goes like this for nearly an hour, with 89-year-old Orozco doing every move he asks of his class. He does that in each of the 11 […]
Most Americans go to college in the hopes of a secure financial future. Many don’t get it
A secure financial future is what most Americans hope to get with their college degree. More than 80% of freshmen students say they pursued higher education “to be able to get a better job.” Another popular reason? “To make more money.” Many college students, then, are likely to be disappointed. That’s because half of the […]
Botching this decision could cost you your retirement savings
If you’re taking a hefty check from your 401(k) plan as you leave your employer, you might be making a big mistake. Just over 9 out of 10 employers give their employees multiple options to take a distribution from their retirement plan, according to a new survey from Alight Solutions. The employee benefits provider polled […]