Hewitt studies retirement

LINCOLNSHIRE - Many U.S. employers are increasingly losing confidence in their workers' ability to save for retirement and, as a result, plan to step up their efforts this year to help workers maximize their 401(k) savings, according to a new survey by Hewitt Associates, a global human resources consulting and outsourcing services company. High on employers' priority lists in 2010: restoring company 401(k) matches that were suspended or reduced during the market downfall and adding automated tools and investment features that take the guesswork out of saving and investing.