Rising costs for rent, groceries, childcare, and insurance are outpacing wages, creating an affordability crisis that leaves even full-time employees landing at zero before payday.

Financial stress follows workers to the job: employees with under $2,000 in savings spend 8.2 hours a week distracted by money worries. Since across-the-board raises aren't realistic for most employers, the solution lies in helping people automatically save more of what they already earn.

Join Danny Friel, Chief Economist, and Jeff Gies, Head of Employer Solutions, for a conversation on how employers can help employees build savings — and what it means for financial health and business outcomes.