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July 31, 2008
 
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Employee Benefits Trends Show Interest in
"All-Needs" Financial Planners in the Workplace

The 6th Annual MetLife Study of Employee Benefit Trends "show that 44% of employees want access to all-needs financial counseling at the workplace, a whopping 68% increase in employee interest from 30% a year earlier." (Click here)
"NUMBERS"
 
 "6.35%" is the delinquency rate reflects those who are at least 30 days behind on their bills. USA Today, June 6, 2008, B1.
 
"65%" of adults say, "I feel like the bar is constantly rising in terms of the basic necessities of life." (Click here)
Name That Disease Contest WINNER is:
"Budgetary Anarchy Disorder (BAD)" 
 
PFEEF received 44 submissions for its "Name-That-Disease Contest" to try and find a catchy term that media might like that describes people with money problems, high financial distress, and poor financial well-being. The hope is that the media will focus more attention on the problems and promote the cures.

The winner is "Budgetary Anarchy Disorder (BAD)" submitted by Ray Forgue from South Carolina. Second place: "Money Sickness Syndrome" submitted by Preston Cochrane with AAA Fair Credit Foundation. Third place:"Spendicitis" submitted by Bill Ramsay with Financial Symmetry. Prizes have been sent to all. Thanks to all who participated.

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