Hewitt Associates was an American provider of human capital and management consulting services.

That may no longer be a problem with a service started this month by Hewitt Associates, the human resources consulting firm.

At the end of 2002, only 2.7 percent of 401(k) money was held in foreign stocks, according to Hewitt Associates.

At least 15 percent of corporations now offer backup care as a perk, according to a recent study by Hewitt Associates.

Hewitt Associates estimates that premiums increased just 7 percent last year, after earlier forecasts of double-digit increases.

Hewitt Associates said that employees in company health plans would pay $1,274 each, on average, this year, up from $1,186 in 2000 and $1,055 five years ago.

Hewitt Associates, an employee benefits consulting company, forecasts that in 1989 costs will increase by another 21.5 percent.

The mansion and attached office building were previously owned by Hewitt Associates.

Hewitt Associates gives the example of a parent with two children and $6,000 of day-care expenses.

Next year, the portion should rise to 35 percent, according to Hewitt Associates, a management consulting firm in Illinois.