Retirement plan

SULLIVAN & WORCESTER LLP RETIREMENT PLAN

Name: SULLIVAN & WORCESTER LLP - SULLIVAN & WORCESTER LLP RETIREMENT PLAN (2020) Form 5500
Creator: SULLIVAN & WORCESTER LLP
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, SULLIVAN & WORCESTER LLP RETIREMENT PLAN, SULLIVAN & WORCESTER LLP

SULLIVAN & WORCESTER LLPEIN 04-2387531Plan #001PY 2020

ONE POST OFFICE SQUARE - BOSTON, MA 02109617-338-2800sandw.comLinkedIn201-500 employeeslaw practice

Other plans on this EIN

2 filings

#002Retirement-$111.0M assets #027Retirement-$22.1M assets

Prospect flagsHigh feesHigh assets / participant

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Total assets (EOY)

$86.7M

+14.9% from 2019

Total participants

234

-3.7% from 2019

Average account balance

$388,803

+19.5% from 2019

Annual return

14.84%

-3.54 pp from 2019

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industry54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants100-249

Cohort5,591 peers

Snapshot2020

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$97.00M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$445K

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.

218

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.

95.5%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$3.00M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$19K

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

+12.59%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$171

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

1 years with F_SCH_H allocation on file

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Service providers

Top 5 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.3 years Filed as: SCHWAB RETIREMENT PLAN SERVICES,INC Service code 15 · EIN 34-1479833	Recordkeeping	$68,731
PINNEY & SCOFIELD INC3 years Service code 26 · EIN 87-0699734	Advisory (Participants)	$15,651
BIRCH HILL INVESTMENT ADVISORS2 years Service code 26 · EIN 20-8723327	Advisory (Participants)	$5,521
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.6+ years Service code 33 · EIN 94-1737782	Direct payment from the plan; Securit...	$556
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.6+ years Filed as: CHARLES SCHWAB & CO. AND AFFILIATES Service code 59	Shareholder Servicing	$0

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2A2C2F2G2R2T3B3H

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).
2C
Money purchase plan
Money purchase pension plan other than a target benefit 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.
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.
3B
Plan covering self-employed individuals
Plan covering self-employed individuals.
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

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

$90K

$567 / participant

Investment mgmt$21K23.5%
Other / not subdivided$69K76.5%

% of EOY assets

0.104%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

1 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Unqualified opinion

Auditor signed off without reservation - the cleanest possible opinion.

Auditor firm: MAYER HOFFMAN MCCANN, P.C.
Auditor EIN: 431947695
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Unqualified

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$388,803

$99,957+289.0%

$149,730+159.7%

$73,493+429.0%

Participation rate

93.1%

75.7%+17.4pp

82.5%+10.6pp

70.7%+22.4pp

Annual return

14.84%

53.87%-39.0pp

276.70%-261.9pp

28.51%-13.7pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$16,362

$3,191+412.7%

$4,645+252.2%

$2,270+620.8%

Participant deferral / active EE

$6,073-100.0%

$6,843-100.0%

$3,740-100.0%

Admin fee / account holder

$405

$551-26.5%

$9,310-95.7%

$513-21.1%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.3 years

Filed as: SCHWAB RETIREMENT PLAN SERVICES,INC

Service code 15 · EIN 34-1479833

Recordkeeping

$68,731

PINNEY & SCOFIELD INC3 years

Service code 26 · EIN 87-0699734

Advisory (Participants)

$15,651

BIRCH HILL INVESTMENT ADVISORS2 years

Service code 26 · EIN 20-8723327

Advisory (Participants)

$5,521

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.6+ years

Service code 33 · EIN 94-1737782

Direct payment from the plan; Securit...

$556

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.6+ years

Filed as: CHARLES SCHWAB & CO. AND AFFILIATES

Service code 59

Shareholder Servicing

SULLIVAN & WORCESTER LLP RETIREMENT PLAN

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