Picture your employment posters. Are they in the employee entrance? By the coffee pot or in the cafeteria? You know you love them and willingly fork over the subscription fees for endless reminders that you need to keep them up to date. Well, the bad news is that the Equal […]
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Did you know that when you restring a guitar, a best practice is to take it one string at a time in order to keep constant, dynamic tension on the guitar at-all-times? Guitars perform best when each string is carefully tuned, living under constant tension. And the tension is REAL! […]
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Generous. Committed. Focused. Connected. Rose Street Advisors has a role to play in our community and we embrace the responsibility. At Rose Street Advisors, we have been IN the community and have personally and corporately counted it a privilege to give back TO the community for decades. From sponsoring events, […]
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Employers looking for more predictability in their costs, more equity in their contributions and perhaps even more flexibility for their employees are increasingly exploring the idea of Defined Contribution strategies for their employee benefit plans. Defined Contribution (or DC) plans come in various different forms. When I started my career […]
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If you are like most businesses, October is prime time for budget development. For those employees who earn close to the minimum wage, the question is how much will we need to pay them in 2023? Let’s start with a little history. Back in 2018, there were two ballot initiatives, […]
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July 27 was just like any other day. I got up, said goodbye to my wife and kids, enjoyed advising clients and went home to my family. We had extended family and friends over and after dinner, I went outside to get the campfire ready for making s’mores. I unloaded […]
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“It’s easy to say no when there is a deeper yes burning inside.” – Stephen Covey Including my 6-year-old in re-wiring our trailer took longer than I had planned…but it was worth it. It was (kinda) easy to say NO to doing it quickly because I had the chance to […]
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I wear fun socks. I wear socks that have bright colors, tropical fish, palm trees, flamingos, fun jokes, and big dots. Last month I presented at a local chamber meeting, wearing socks with pictures of our building on it. While there, the question of why I wear fun socks and […]
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Integrity Always Without INTEGRITY, the other core values mean nothing. “When you trust people, you have confidence in them – in their integrity and in their abilities.” – Stephen Covey. Each day while sitting in our “gym”, whether for coffee or lunch, we are reminded of the Rose Street Advisors’ […]
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Transparency Regulations were issued by the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Treasury (Departments) in November 2020. A month later, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA) was signed into law. Following in August 2021, the Departments released FAQ guidance addressing several CAA requirements. These new requirements are […]
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