SMARTDOLLAR OFFERED TO COSTCO EMPLOYEES
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — SmartDollar is helping Costco employees take control of their personal finances by offering SmartDollar as an employee benefit. SmartDollar is the premier financial wellness program for corporations and businesses to equip their employees to better handle their finances so they can plan for the future and retire with dignity.
“Employees want to do better with their money, but they don’t know where to begin,” said Brian Hamilton, vice president of SmartDollar. “SmartDollar gives them a step-by-step plan to eliminate debt and free up their largest wealth-building tool: their income. When people have a plan and see it working, there’s less stress and anxiety and more productivity at work.”
Costco was presented with the SmartDollar program through its relationship with T. Rowe Price. SmartDollar is integrated into T. Rowe Price’s Retire With Confidence® program, which is designed to give employees an engaging experience that helps them make informed decisions about retirement saving and investing. SmartDollar is accessible online anytime, anywhere, on any device.
SmartDollar provides:
· A proven, step-by-step financial plan
· On-demand video, audio and written content
· Online budget and money management tools
· Aggregate reporting, enabling plan sponsors to track progress
For more information on SmartDollar, go to www.SmartDollar.com.
About SmartDollar
SmartDollar is a financial wellness program that educates, inspires and empowers employees to proactively take control of their money and get on track for retirement. The mission of SmartDollar is to help participants change their behavior toward money and, in turn, use their largest wealth-building tool, their income, to save and invest instead of paying consumer debt. SmartDollar is offered as both an online and mobile-friendly program and is available to companies of all sizes.
