The number of people seeking unemployment benefits dipped slightly last week, though not by enough to suggest that hiring is picking up.

The Hartford is introducing MyTomorrow, an online educational resource that is designed to assist consumers in recognizing possible financial risks and better understand their benefits options.

Nearly half of large companies, with more than 1,000 employees, automatically enroll employees in their retirement plans, and an additional 36 percent are considering implementing this feature, according to Diversifieds Report on Retirement Plans-2011.

In an effort to keep health care costs down and encourage better usage, the Affordable Care Act includes a provision that requires preventive care to be offered free of charge. While that may sound good in theory, some benefits experts do not buy into this free health care.