Retirement plan

BERMAN AND SIMMONS, P.A. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN

Name: BERMAN & SIMMONS, P.A. - BERMAN AND SIMMONS, P.A. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN (2024) Form 5500
Creator: BERMAN & SIMMONS, P.A.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, BERMAN AND SIMMONS, P.A. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN, BERMAN & SIMMONS, P.A.

BERMAN & SIMMONS, P.A.EIN 01-0315653Plan #001PY 2024

PO BOX 961 - LEWISTON, ME 04243207-784-3576bermansimmons.comLinkedIn51-200 employeeslaw practice

Prospect flagsHigh feesHigh assets / participant

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Total assets (EOY)

$33M

+2.5% from 2023

Total participants

-2.3% from 2023

Average account balance

$397,257

+5.0% from 2023

Annual return

12.81%

-3.64 pp from 2023

Benchmarks

See 28,844 peers

Peer group

Industry54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants25-99

Cohort28,844 peers

Snapshot2024

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$32.97M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)

$397K

Not enough data

1 years with per-participant data

Participants with account balance

Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.

Not enough data

1 years with headcount on file

Eligible Participants and Participation

Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.

98.4%

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1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$1.55M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$25K

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1 years with per-participant contribution data

Asset flow

BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY

Year

Annual return

Diverging bars; negative years highlighted

+12.81%

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1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)

$58519

Not enough data

1 years with admin cost on file

Asset composition

Cash / stocks / bonds / mutual funds / real estate / loans over time

Not enough data

0 years with F_SCH_H allocation on file

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Service providers

Providers data not reported

Schedule C was not filed on this plan's most recent Form 5500, so no compensated service providers are available to display.

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2T3D2R

Plan features

2E
Profit-sharing
Profit-sharing plan.
2F
ERISA section 404(c) plan
This plan or any part of it is intended to meet the conditions of 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 (shifting investment responsibility to participants).
2G
Total participant-directed account plan
Participants have the opportunity to direct the investment of all of the assets allocated to their individual accounts regardless of whether 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 is intended to be met.
2J
Code section 401(k) feature
Cash or deferred arrangement described in Code section 401(k) that is part of a qualified defined contribution plan under which employees may elect to defer part of their compensation or receive these amounts in cash.
2R
Participant-directed brokerage accounts
Participant-directed brokerage accounts provided as an investment option under the plan.
2T
Default investment account
Total or partial participant-directed account plan where plan uses a default investment account for participants who fail to direct assets in their account.
3D
Pre-approved pension plan
A master prototype or volume submitter plan that is the subject of a favorable opinion or advisory letter from the IRS.

Opportunity flags

2 tripped

OpportunityHigh fees
Administrative expenses exceed $300 per participant per year - possible fee-review opportunity. (Recordkeeping / audit / legal; excludes investment management.)
InformationalHigh assets / participant
Assets per participant exceed $250,000 - top-decile high-value plan.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$4.9M

$78340 / participant

Other / not subdivided$5M100.0%

% of EOY assets

14.731%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

0 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

No opinion code on file for this filing.

Auditor firm: (not reported)
Auditor EIN: -
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: -

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$397,257

$102,422+287.9%

$147,117+170.0%

$80,959+390.7%

Participation rate

98.4%

75.9%+22.5pp

82.2%+16.2pp

67.7%+30.7pp

Annual return

12.81%

135.16%-122.3pp

420.54%-407.7pp

35.67%-22.9pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$13,346

$3,717+259.0%

$4,932+170.6%

$2,757+384.0%

Participant deferral / active EE

$11,602

$6,652+74.4%

$8,065+43.9%

$4,300+169.8%

Admin fee / account holder

$58,519

$7,953+635.8%

$12,993+350.4%

$6,925+745.0%

BERMAN AND SIMMONS, P.A. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN

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