After the new fee disclosure statements went out, roughly the same percentage half!

FORBES: 401(k) Fees Still Widely Misunderstood

The Department of Labor also delayed more fee disclosure to plan participants.

FORBES: Will We Ever Find Out What We Pay In Retirement Fees?

It turns out that the much ballyhooed 401(k) retirement plan fee disclosure rules that went into effect last year might not have reached many investors.

FORBES: 401(k) Fees Still Widely Misunderstood

This summer, new fee disclosure notices that more clearly break down plan fees were sent out by 401k providers, and indeed, they are a solid step toward transparency and empowerment.

FORBES: How Your 401(k) Fee Disclosure Can Help You Save More Money

"The fee disclosure regulations may very well turn out to be the most important change in the history of the 401(k) plan, " said Mike Alfred, chief executive of retirement-plan research firm BrightScope Inc.

WSJ: 401(k) Plans Step Into the Sunshine

The Department of Labor fee disclosure rules that went into effect last year were intended to shed light on just how much 401(k) participants are paying in fees, to make for more informed consumers.

FORBES: 401(k) Fees Still Widely Misunderstood

Despite new fee disclosure rules mandated by the U.S. Department of Labor late last year, I would suspect that most employees have no idea how to compare these expenses to bargain-basement mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.

FORBES: 401(k) World: A Deeper Look into Tom Friedman's Nightmare

While reforms like the fee disclosure rules from the U.S. Department of Labor (slated to take effect July 1) are positive steps, the Demos model described in their report shows how listing fees on account statements will not address the other factors that keep fees high nor fix the structural weaknesses in the current risky, individualized retirement system.

FORBES: 401k Expenses Still a Pernicious Rip-Off

Disclosure of referral fees should be made to the pension client both by the firm paying the fee and the firm receiving it.

FORBES: Invasion of the Class Action Securities Lawyers (