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Title: Wellness Programs Add Financial Advice To Improve Employee Health Source: NPR

*Author: * Yuki Noguchi

*Date:* Nov 4, 201*5* Summary: About half of all U.S. employers now offer financial wellness programs, although how they define them varies. Many companies have long offered lectures on topics like retirement. But increasingly, say analysts tracking the trend, employers are tailoring their programs to the worker — more like a personal trainer who works on your budget rather than your waistline. Link: n.pr/1Mc2AbQ

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