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The Emergency Savings Benefit That Stops Turnover Before It Starts

WealthNest gives your employees an employer-sponsored emergency savings account — payroll-integrated and designed to reduce the financial stress that quietly drives your best people out the door.

3–5% turnover reductionLaunches in under 30 daysDedicated employee savings accountsNo new HR systems required

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57%
of employees can’t cover a $400 emergency without borrowing
Federal Reserve, 2024
$1,900
lost per employee per year due to financial stress & distraction
Morgan Stanley, 2025
33K+
employees enrolled in ESA programs at Delta Air Lines alone
BlackRock / Commonwealth
3–5×
average ROI on employer-sponsored emergency savings programs
EBRI, 2024 · Vestwell, 2024
The hidden cost in your org chart

Financial stress isn’t a personal problem.
It’s your retention crisis.

76% of employees say financial stress affects their job performance. Most employers respond with resources no one uses. The real fix is structural — and it’s simpler to offer than you think.

$29K
average cost to replace one employee

Every surprise resignation is an emergency savings failure

When a $1,200 car repair forces an employee to raid their 401(k), take a payday loan, or simply quit to find a higher-paying job — your company absorbs the full replacement cost. Emergency savings prevent this chain of events.

BLS 2024 · 50% of $58K median salary
76%
of employees report financial stress impacts their work

Your most stressed employees are your least productive

Financial anxiety doesn’t stay at home. It shows up in missed deadlines, poor decisions, increased absenteeism, and the quiet desperation that makes a competitor’s offer impossible to refuse. $1,900 per employee per year — every year.

Morgan Stanley 2025 · PwC Financial Wellness Survey
84%
of employees want their employer to help them save

Your benefits package has a gap your competitors are closing

HSAs require high-deductible health plans. 401(k)s are locked until 59½. Neither helps someone who needs $800 next Tuesday. WealthNest ESAs are out-of-plan savings accounts that fill the gap your workforce is already asking for.

Voya Financial · EBRI 2024
How it works

From contract to first employee savings in under 30 days

1

Configure your program

Choose your per-employee incentive budget, customize your enrollment and milestone rewards, and connect to your existing payroll provider. No new systems. No IT project. We handle the integration.

Integrates with major payroll providers
2

Employees enroll and save

Employees open a dedicated savings account, set up automatic split deposits from payroll, and complete a short financial wellness module to earn their enrollment bonus — all from their phone.

Takes employees less than 10 minutes
3

Track your impact

Your employer dashboard shows real-time enrollment, savings milestones reached, and program participation. Employees who hit $1,000 in savings earn their balance reward — and your retention metrics improve.

Real-time employer dashboard included
What you get

Everything your team needs, nothing they don’t

WealthNest is built for HR teams that want meaningful impact without adding complexity. Minimal lift on your end — measurable results for your employees.

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Payroll Integration

Direct split-deposit setup connects to your existing payroll provider. Employees authorize once — contributions happen automatically every pay cycle.

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Dedicated Employee Savings Accounts

Each enrolled employee gets a dedicated emergency savings account — separate from their everyday checking, visible in the WealthNest app, and accessible when a real emergency hits.

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Financial Wellness Program

Built on the CFPB’s “Your Money, Your Goals” framework, our financial wellness module covers budgeting, debt management, credit, and savings — included for all enrolled employees.

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Employer Incentive Engine

Configure enrollment bonuses and savings milestone rewards from your per-employee budget. Incentives are paid directly to employee savings accounts — no gift cards, no workarounds.

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Employer Dashboard

Real-time visibility into enrollment rates, savings milestones reached, and program ROI. Share quarterly impact reports with leadership to demonstrate the benefit’s value.

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Out-of-Plan — Zero Retirement Plan Complexity

WealthNest operates as a standalone, out-of-plan savings benefit. No changes to your 401(k) structure, no plan amendments, no ERISA complications — just a clean, simple benefit your legal team will appreciate.

Public research — illustrative case studies. Not WealthNest customers.
Proof it works

Delta Air Lines turned emergency savings into a retention engine

Delta’s partnership with BlackRock and Commonwealth’s SaverLife program enrolled over 33,000 employees in employer-sponsored emergency savings — making it one of the largest ESA programs in the private sector. The results reshaped how Delta thinks about financial benefits.

Employees with emergency savings are significantly less likely to leave for a marginal pay increase, make distracted decisions, or access their 401(k) early. The data is clear: liquid savings is the foundation all other financial wellness rests on.

“Emergency savings is the financial wellness benefit that makes all other financial wellness benefits work. Without a safety net, everything else is theoretical.”

— BlackRock / Commonwealth research, ESA Program Outcomes Report
33K+
Employees enrolled at Delta Air Lines
3–5%
Estimated turnover reduction with ESA benefit
$1,900
Annual productivity recovered per enrolled employee
68%
Of ESA users say it reduced their financial stress significantly
Why join now

Founding employers get more than early access

We’re building WealthNest with our first employers, not just for them

Our founding cohort is a small group of forward-thinking HR and benefits leaders who will help shape the product, lock in pricing that won’t be available at general launch, and become the case studies that prove what’s possible.

No commitment. No payment. Just priority access and a seat at the table.

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Founding Employer Pricing — Locked for Life

Founding employers lock in a platform rate that won’t be available after general launch. Your pricing stays fixed as long as you remain a WealthNest customer.

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Priority Onboarding with a Dedicated Success Manager

Skip the queue. Founding employers get a dedicated launch manager who handles payroll integration, employee communications, and program configuration.

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Co-Design Access — Shape the Roadmap

Quarterly product sessions with our team. Your use case directly influences what we build next. Features requested by founding employers ship first.

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Full Financial Wellness Module Included at No Charge

All enrolled employees get access to WealthNest’s complete financial wellness program — covering savings, budgeting, debt, and credit — at no additional cost during the founding period.

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Case Study Feature Opportunity

Be among the first employers with a documented ESA ROI story — co-authored with WealthNest and distributed to our growing audience of HR and benefits leaders.

Common questions

Everything you need to make the case internally

HSAs require enrollment in a high-deductible health plan and are designed for healthcare expenses. FSAs have use-it-or-lose-it rules and are also healthcare-focused. WealthNest ESAs are unrestricted emergency savings — available for any genuine emergency, with no account forfeiture, no plan requirement, and no healthcare limitation. They’re the only employer benefit designed specifically for the $400-emergency problem.
WealthNest is built to integrate with major payroll providers including ADP, Paychex, Gusto, Rippling, Workday, and others. Split-deposit instructions are sent directly to your payroll provider — employees don’t need to manage recurring transfers manually. Our onboarding team handles the technical setup.
Most employers go live within 30 days of signing. The process includes payroll integration (1–2 weeks), program configuration and communication kit customization (1 week), and a soft launch period for your HR team to review before company-wide rollout. Founding employers get a dedicated success manager who handles each step.
Data security is foundational to WealthNest. Employee financial data is encrypted in transit and at rest. Access controls are role-based — employees only see their own account, and employer admins only see aggregate program metrics, never individual account balances. We are built to meet enterprise security standards, and detailed security documentation is available for IT and legal review during your onboarding call.
No minimum. WealthNest is designed to work for employers of any size. Our tiered platform pricing scales with your workforce — smaller teams often see the highest per-employee ROI because the retention cost of losing even one person is proportionally larger. Whether you have 10 employees or 20,000, join the waitlist and we’ll walk you through what makes sense for your organization.
No. WealthNest is a completely out-of-plan benefit — it operates independently of your retirement plan. There are no plan amendments, no ERISA filing changes, and no impact to your existing 401(k) structure. Employees open a separate, dedicated savings account that sits entirely outside the retirement plan framework, which means less legal complexity and a much faster path to launch.
Within 2 business days, a member of our team will reach out to schedule a 30-minute intro call. We’ll learn about your workforce, walk you through the program structure, and give you a customized ROI estimate for your company size and budget. There’s no sales pressure and no commitment — just the information you need to evaluate whether WealthNest is right for your organization.

Your competitors haven’t moved yet.
This is your window.

The employers who offer emergency savings first will have a measurable recruiting and retention advantage — until everyone else catches up. Join the WealthNest founding cohort and make financial stress your organization’s solved problem.

No commitment, no payment required to join
Founding employer pricing locked for life
Priority onboarding — go live in under 30 days
Cancel anytime — no long-term contracts
Out-of-plan — no 401(k) amendments required

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This page and all WealthNest content are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial, legal, investment, or tax advice. Statistics are drawn from third-party sources as cited; WealthNest Finance makes no representation as to their ongoing accuracy. SECURE Act 2.0 references reflect provisions current as of January 2026 and are not legal or regulatory compliance advice — consult qualified counsel before implementation. ROI figures are illustrative models, not guarantees of outcomes. TFCrabtree LLC (dba WealthNest Finance) is not affiliated with any government agency or regulatory body. Savings and deposit services described in WealthNest's forthcoming product will be provided through a regulated partner institution; details will be disclosed prior to launch. WealthNest Finance is a pre-launch company; no financial product is currently available for enrollment.