5 Simple Ideas for a Healthier and Happier Life: Love, Nourish, Move, Grow and Be Thankful By Jennifer Conley RD, RN, MS, PHN Republished from Edible Silicon Valley magazine (www.ediblesiliconvalley.com) Love Love your family. Love your friends. Love the people in the small area of the world you have been blessed to live in. […]
Significant changes are right around the corner as the next implementation phase of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) approaches. Over the past few years we have seen market reform changes that include the elimination of lifetime and annual limits on essential health benefits, no-cost preventive care, dependent coverage up to age 26 and the elimination […]
Your grandmother’s wedding ring… The first fine art piece that you purchased to start your collection… The earrings that your wife received upon your first child’s birth… The antique table that your great grandfather built with his own hands… What do all of these items have in common? Their sentimental value to you and your […]
As if we needed any reminders… the P&C landscape can change in the blink of an eye – or the eye of a hurricane – if recent history is our guide. In fact, the first half of 2012 was inordinately quiet, with $12 billion in catastrophe losses — far below the annual average for this […]
“Business has to scale up to meet the demands of this global market. The scaling –up process is unavoidable.”– Richard Parsons, former CEO and Chairman of Time Warner. Twenty years ago, the idea of international expansion was rare; but soon, and probably NOW, for most employers, it will become a standard procedure for growing companies. […]
On April Fool’s Day, many people delight in playing tricks on one another. Depending upon which side of the joke you land – you either love or loathe the tradition. And while the ABD Team has a great collective sense of humor, it seems more likely that this group will spend the day complimenting one […]
We work with startups everyday. It’s an understatement to say that these emerging companies move fast, pivot, develop, sell and strategize with blazing speed and intense focus. Perhaps, the last thing you want to think about is insurance, but when does it come up – how do you know you are getting the right stuff? […]
This week’s switch to daylight savings, needle phobias, lightheadedness and even potential nausea were not deterrents for the ABD Team to give – literally of themselves – at our ABD sponsored Red Cross Blood Drive this week. Our team members are notorious for rolling up their sleeves to get a job done for their clients; […]
As our favorite baseball teams begin warming up for spring training, which helps them prepare mentally and physically for the upcoming season- it’s a great time to encourage employees to embrace healthy and well-being activities. Promoting healthy behaviors ‘around the clock’ helps employees avoid illnesses and injuries, both on and off the job – and […]
For institutional investors, Apple is an important component of mutual fund portfolios. And from a 401(k) perspective, it is a top holding in many core funds invested by participants (whether they know it or not). According to Morningstar, 5,017 mutual funds have Apple as a holding. And for many funds in the Large Cap Growth […]
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