The 401Grow Blog
Insights on business value, exit planning, tax strategy, and building a company worth owning.
What the Trials Found
Workplace wellness programs are sold on lower medical spending and higher productivity. Two randomized trials covering more than 37,000 employees, one followed for three years, and a decade of RAND work tested similar claims. What they found, what they did not test, and what it means for money already committed to the plan.
Read More →Same Report, Different Logo
104 retirement and financial-wellness surveys were published in six months by 78 organizations. They reach the same five conclusions, and in 44 of them the prescription is what the publisher sells. Then the harder question: after twenty years of the same reports, what actually moved? Every report linked, every long-run series read from the original PDF.
Read More →The Real Cost of Financial Stress on Your Workforce (and Why Your 401(k) Isn't Solving It)
68% of employees are financially stressed. 76% of Americans say cost of living is their biggest economic problem. Adding more to the 401(k) doesn't fix it — and in some cases makes things worse. Here's what a real system looks like for HR leaders and CFOs.
Read More →What Your 401(k) Says About Your Business (That Nobody's Telling You)
Most owners treat their 401(k) as a compliance checkbox. But it's actually a lens into four critical areas of your business: turnover, taxes, operations, and transferable value. Here's what you're missing.
Read More →Exit Planning Isn't Just for People Who Want to Sell
Build to exit, even if you never sell. Exit readiness means optionality and freedom. A transferable business is more valuable, more resilient, and gives you leverage whether you stay or go.
Read More →The Real Cost of Employee Turnover (and What Your 401(k) Has to Do With It)
SHRM says turnover costs 6-9 months salary per employee. Most owners know it's expensive but drastically underestimate the damage. We break down the math—and how strategic benefits design actually helps.
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