Calling revenue-sharing agreements between mutual funds and 401(k) administrators controversial, todays Fund Track column in The Wall Street Journal urges investors to pay attention to these fees, since some funds levy them and others do not. Actively managed funds in large plans, rather than index funds or small plans, tend to charge higher revenue-sharing fees, the column warns.
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Almost every single plan will have different funds that pay different amounts, agreed Pamela Heess, director of retirement research at