by ProsperBridge | Apr 14, 2021 | Debt, Finances, Investing
In March of 2009, Bernie Madoff pleaded guilty to fraud and was given a 150-year prison sentence for running the largest Ponzi scheme in history. He died today of chronic liver failure. The story around his scam is shocking, not just in its scope (he stole $17...
by ProsperBridge | Jan 7, 2021 | Debt, Savings
69% of Americans have less than $1,000 in a savings account. Most Americans’ financial worlds are balanced on the edge of a knife. Accidents, injuries, illnesses, maintenance needs, death, disability, divorce, layoffs, legal liabilities, identity theft, arrests,...
by ProsperBridge | Dec 18, 2020 | Benefits, Debt, Health Insurance
There is a serious and growing gap between the effort and expense employers are putting into benefits and how employees feel about their compensation. While 62% of employers now feel extreme responsibility for their employees’ financial health—up from just 13% in...
by ProsperBridge | Nov 12, 2020 | Cashflow, Debt, Finances
The COVID-19 pandemic has many American workers concerned about their physical health—that is no surprise. Mental and social health have also been impacted, but the thing employees are most concerned about? Financial health. A MetLife study conducted earlier this...
by ProsperBridge | Jul 10, 2020 | Coaching, Debt, Finances, Savings
Money stress continues to impact the majority of the American workforce. As employers struggle with the losses and costs of the COVID-19 pandemic, employees cope with a radically different work experience that legally limits contact with coworkers, leadership, and...
by ProsperBridge | Nov 20, 2019 | Debt, Finances
Financial precarity—or being in a precarious financial position—is the most costly item that doesn’t show up on a company’s balance sheet. U.S. businesses are losing $500 billion per year[1] due to personal financial stress. The statistics are getting even more...
