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Informational Web Links and Resources:

• International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists
  
• International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists:  Chapter Resource Center
  
• International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans

Keeping Benefits All in the Family

This episode we're keeping it all in the family talking about family-friendly benefits. Maternity leave policies, flex time and 529 plans... oh baby!

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Word on Benefits Blog

• ​Eight Steps to Enhance Your Plans’ Cybersecurity
• Family-Friendly Benefits
• Your Blockchain Questions Answered
• The Scoop on 529 Plans
• The House’s SECURE Act: What It Could Mean for Retirement Plans
• When Disaster Strikes… Employee Relief Options
• Checklist to Make Sure Your Health Plan Complies with MHPAEA​​

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​​Helpful Articles​

• "Target-Date Funds: Help Plan Participants Hit the Mark” by Deb Rosenberg, CEBS

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ISCEBS Fellowship

There is no one path to earning ISCEBS Fellowship. Learn how you can add "ISCEBS-Fellow" to your professional profile.

The ISCEBS Fellowship course offers members a contemporary look at emerging issues, current trends and best practices that impact the benefits space. See the topics for Canada and the United States. The testing window for members choosing to take the Fellowship exam is April 15 through July 31, 2019.

The Fellowship exam offers members three options: Health/Group Benefits-only exam, Retirement-only exam or a combined exam testing in both areas. Members may also utilize a CEBS course to earn the ISCEBS-Fellow distinction and may test at any time during the year.
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Register for the Fellowship exam today!

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