Retirement plan

ESSENTIAL PLANNING, LLC 401K PLAN

Name: ESSENTIAL PLANNING, LLC - ESSENTIAL PLANNING, LLC 401K PLAN (2018) Form 5500
Creator: ESSENTIAL PLANNING, LLC
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, ESSENTIAL PLANNING, LLC 401K PLAN, ESSENTIAL PLANNING, LLC

ESSENTIAL PLANNING, LLCEIN 02-0488298Plan #001PY 2018

500 MARKET ST - PORTSMOUTH, NH 038013458603-427-5164essential-planning.comLinkedIn1-10 employeesfinancial services

Prospect flagsHigh fees

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Total assets (EOY)

$1.1M

+2.6% from 2017

Total participants

-44.4% from 2017

Average account balance

$221,407

+84.7% from 2017

Annual return

-4.29%

-21.70 pp from 2017

Benchmarks

See 31,466 peers

Peer group

Industry52 - Finance and Insurance

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants<25

Cohort31,466 peers

Snapshot2018

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$2.58M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$184K

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.

175.0%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$109K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$14K

Not enough data

1 years with per-participant contribution data

Asset flow

BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY

Year

Annual return

Diverging bars; negative years highlighted

+10.95%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$1008

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 codes2E2F2G2J2T3B3D

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.
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.
3B
Plan covering self-employed individuals
Plan covering self-employed individuals.
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

1 tripped

OpportunityHigh fees
Administrative expenses exceed $300 per participant per year - possible fee-review opportunity. (Recordkeeping / audit / legal; excludes investment management.)

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$24K

$6120 / participant

Other / not subdivided$24K100.0%

% of EOY assets

2.211%

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

$221,407

$160,059+38.3%

$140,019+58.1%

$135,380+63.5%

Participation rate

100.0%

88.5%+11.5pp

87.5%+12.5pp

82.6%+17.4pp

Annual return

-4.29%

911.48%-915.8pp

651.17%-655.5pp

519.81%-524.1pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$10,923

$6,420+70.2%

$5,605+94.9%

$4,779+128.6%

Participant deferral / active EE

$12,342

$7,641+61.5%

$6,927+78.2%

$5,609+120.0%

Admin fee / account holder

$4,896

$13,328-63.3%

$10,705-54.3%

$10,828-54.8%

ESSENTIAL PLANNING, LLC 401K PLAN

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ESSENTIAL PLANNING, LLC 401K PLAN

Summary metrics

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Analytics

Service providersi

Plan features & details

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Expense breakdowni

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Service providers

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Expense breakdown

Audit opinion

Benchmarks

Service providers

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Expense breakdown

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