Retirement plan

HOWE LUMBER COMPANY EMPLOYEES' PROFIT SHARING PLAN AND TRUST

Name: HOWE LUMBER CO., INC. - HOWE LUMBER COMPANY EMPLOYEES' PROFIT SHARING PLAN AND TRUST (2017) Form 5500
Creator: HOWE LUMBER CO., INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, HOWE LUMBER COMPANY EMPLOYEES' PROFIT SHARING PLAN AND TRUST, HOWE LUMBER CO., INC.

HOWE LUMBER CO., INC.EIN 04-2383479Plan #001PY 2017

P.O. BOX 30 - EAST BROOKFIELD, MA 015150030508-885-5396

Prospect flagsLow returnsHigh feesLow participant contribution

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Total assets (EOY)

$4.7M

-1.8% from 2016

Total participants

-7.0% from 2016

Average account balance

$124,473

+3.4% from 2016

Annual return

9.12%

-1.12 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

See 9,369 peers

Peer group

Industry44 - Retail Trade

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants25-99

Cohort9,369 peers

Snapshot2017

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$4.70M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$102K

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.

112.2%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$200K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$5K

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

+6.47%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$6530

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 codes2A2E3D3H

Plan features

2A
Age/service weighted or new comparability plan
Age/service weighted plan where allocations are based on age service or age and service; or new comparability or similar plan where allocations are based on participant classifications consisting entirely or predominantly of highly compensated employees or the plan provides an additional allocation rate on compensation above a specified threshold that exceeds the permitted disparity limits of Code section 401(l).
2E
Profit-sharing
Profit-sharing plan.
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.
3H
Controlled group member
Plan sponsor(s) is (are) a member(s) of a controlled group (Code sections 414(b) (c) or (m)).

Opportunity flags

3 tripped

OpportunityLow participant contribution
Participant contribution per participant is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.
OpportunityHigh fees
Administrative expenses exceed $300 per participant per year - possible fee-review opportunity. (Recordkeeping / audit / legal; excludes investment management.)
OpportunityLow returns
Annual investment return is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$667K

$20207 / participant

Other / not subdivided$667K100.0%

% of EOY assets

14.098%

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

$124,473

$54,541+128.2%

$78,778+58.0%

$70,126+77.5%

Participation rate

93.9%

60.8%+33.1pp

69.2%+24.7pp

69.5%+24.4pp

Annual return

9.12%

21.07%-11.9pp

35.62%-26.5pp

73.15%-64.0pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$3,030

$1,089+178.4%

$1,986+52.6%

$2,343+29.4%

Participant deferral / active EE

$2,210-100.0%

$2,958-100.0%

$3,332-100.0%

Admin fee / account holder

$17,548

$3,709+373.2%

$5,134+241.8%

$4,645+277.8%

HOWE LUMBER COMPANY EMPLOYEES' PROFIT SHARING PLAN AND TRUST

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HOWE LUMBER COMPANY EMPLOYEES' PROFIT SHARING PLAN AND TRUST

Summary metrics

Benchmarksi

Analytics

Service providersi

Plan features & details

Opportunity flagsi

Expense breakdowni

Audit opinioni

Benchmarks

Service providers

Opportunity flags

Expense breakdown

Audit opinion

Benchmarks

Service providers

Opportunity flags

Expense breakdown

Audit opinion