LAS VEGAS — File this one in the "if it makes sense, don't count on the feds to get it" file.

Just last week, the Department of Labor threw out a couple of new rule ideas that would at least part the shrouded veil draped over 401(k) fees. But they can't even get that right.

The proposed rules — set to kick in Jan. 1 — complicate what should be a pretty simple fix. See, the feds want the different fees disclosed in separate documents, at different intervals and in completely different ways. Yeah, I know. We need more paperwork, right?

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