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Most employers using Internet for workers’ 401(k) education

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The Internet has become a popular way for employers to provide 401(k) plan investment education to employees, a new survey shows.

Nearly two-thirds, or 62%, of employers surveyed by benefit consultant Hewitt Associates LLC say they used the Internet for 401(k) plan employee investment education in 1999, up from just 20% in 1997.

"Employers are finding that the self-service model works well. Participants are really making use

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