Pamela Hess

• Employers working to help employees save for retirement

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  January 25, 2012

  Employers are becoming increasingly concerned about employees’ ability to save for retirement, prompting many of them to rethink their retirement benefits plan strategies and assist their employees in better preparing for retirement.

• 401(k) study: Help can improve performance by 3 pct.

  By David Pitt  |  September 26, 2011

  Sometimes it pays to get help. A new study of 401(k) accounts provides further evidence that workers who get help pocket higher returns than those handling their own investment choices.

• Record participation in DC plans driven by auto-enrollment

  By Heather Trese  |  May 24, 2011

  A new study by Aon Hewitt finds that more people than ever are participating in defined contribution plans — and its all thanks to automatic enrollment options.

• Younger workers face retirement shortfall

  By Jenny Ivy  |  December 10, 2010

  New analysis from Aon Hewitt found Gen Y workers are the ones most at risk of not having enough retirement savings

• Ten reasons why benefits brokers should be hopeful

  By Paula Bilitz  |  May 1, 2010

  Here's a list of 10 reasons why we actually can be hopeful and lets you decide if this year will warrant more optimism.

• Most companies to restore 401(k) match

  By Jenny Ivy  |  February 8, 2010

  Employers agree it's time to get back on the track to retirement. Eighty percent say in a new survey they are planning to restore their company's 401(k) match this year.