Financial Wellness Blog » webinar http://www.guidespark.com/blog Discussion of Financial Wellness and benefits education topics Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:58:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 GuideSpark Financial Wellness Webinar http://www.guidespark.com/blog/guidespark-financial-wellness-webinar/ http://www.guidespark.com/blog/guidespark-financial-wellness-webinar/#comments Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:52:53 +0000 Joe Larocque http://www.guidespark.com/blog/?p=162 On December 8, GuideSpark presented a webinar called “The Need for Financial Wellness”.  In this webinar we discussed how poor financial health is affecting companies and their employees.  The webinar was well attended and definitely shows that financial wellness is becoming an important  issue at corporations across America.  In fact, the following poll shows that most attendees believed that 26-50% of employees are being negatively affected by financial issues.

Financial Wellness Poll Results

These results are not surprising based on our experience.  Financial issues are a productivity drain for corporations and is something we believe companies will begin to address in the coming years.  If you missed the webinar, please let us know and we’ll let you know when we have our next one.

]]> http://www.guidespark.com/blog/guidespark-financial-wellness-webinar/feed/ 0 GuideSpark webcast to address value of employee financial wellness for employers http://www.guidespark.com/blog/guidespark-webcast-address-value-employee-financial-wellness/ http://www.guidespark.com/blog/guidespark-webcast-address-value-employee-financial-wellness/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:00:58 +0000 Barbara Navarro http://www.guidespark.com/blog/?p=465 In an upcoming Webcast, financial wellness experts from GuideSpark will discuss the increasing need for employers to address employee financial education and health – while realizing a return on investment of over 3:1.

Poor employee financial health is having a negative impact on organizational objectives and productivity. Four out of five employees in financial distress spend time at work dealing with such financial issues – resulting in a 12 to 20 hour drain on productivity – each month.

“The Need for Financial Wellness” webcast is scheduled for Tuesday, December 8 at 11:00 a.m. PST. John Wolff, vice president of business development, will discuss the issues of employee financial health, and ways employers can address this growing problem.

Registration for the complementary webcast is at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/438311969.

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