Plan fees have become a contentious issue as a result of participant fee disclosure regulations and the barrage of current fee litigation headlines.

The term "fees" has become synonymous with "charges," and investors have an immediate negative reaction to the term.

They view fees as annoying add-ons to the base price, like baggage fees, hotel fees and convenience fees.

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