Retirement plan

GOULSTON & STORRS ASSOCIATES' 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN AND TRUST

Name: GOULSTON & STORRS PC - GOULSTON & STORRS ASSOCIATES' 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN AND TRUST (2025) Form 5500
Creator: GOULSTON & STORRS PC
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, GOULSTON & STORRS ASSOCIATES' 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN AND TRUST, GOULSTON & STORRS PC

GOULSTON & STORRS PCEIN 04-2738098Plan #006PY 2025

ONE POST OFFICE SQUARE - BOSTON, MA 02109617-574-3592goulstonstorrs.comLinkedIn201-500 employeeslaw practice

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2 filings

#002Retirement-$397.6M assets #007Retirement-$59.9M assets

Prospect flagsLow returnsHigh feesLow employer contribution

How to read this page

Total assets (EOY)

$22.1M

-18.1% from 2017

Total participants

158

0.0% from 2017

Average account balance

$153,370

-11.6% from 2017

Annual return

4.30%

-13.57 pp from 2017

Benchmarks

See 262 peers

Peer group

Industry54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants100-249

Cohort262 peers

Snapshot2025

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$22.09M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$153K

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.

144

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.

86.1%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$2.04M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$20K

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

+4.30%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$348

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 3 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP3 years Service code 10 4040 W BOY SCOUT BLVD · TAMPA, FL 33607	Accounting	$32,000
GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE3 years Filed as: EMPOWER ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY Service code 64 8515 EAST ORCHARD ROAD · GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111	Recordkeeping Fees	$10,746
MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY4 years Filed as: MORGAN STANLEY Service code 27 1585 BROADWAY · NEW YORK, NY 10036	Advisory (Plan)	$7,302

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K2S2T3D3H

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.
2K
Code section 401(m) arrangement
Employee contributions are allocated to separate accounts under the plan or employer contributions are based in whole or in part on employee deferrals or contributions to the plan. Not applicable to 401(k) plans with only QNECs and/or QMACs or to 403(b)(1) 403(b)(7) or 408 arrangements.
2S
Automatic enrollment
Plan provides for automatic enrollment in plan that has elective contributions deducted from payroll.
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.
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 employer contribution
Employer 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

$50K

$496 / participant

Recordkeeping$11K21.5%
Investment mgmt$7K14.6%
Other / not subdivided$32K63.9%

% of EOY assets

0.227%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

2 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Unqualified opinion

Auditor signed off without reservation - the cleanest possible opinion.

Auditor firm: PRICEWATERHOUSE COOPERS LLP
Auditor EIN: 134008324
Audit fees: $0
Opinion code: Unqualified

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$153,370

$90,107+70.2%

$182,262-15.9%

$69,733+119.9%

Participation rate

86.1%

64.8%+21.3pp

84.2%+1.9pp

62.5%+23.7pp

Annual return

4.30%

95.58%-91.3pp

140.60%-136.3pp

15.22%-10.9pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$3,043-100.0%

$5,046-100.0%

$2,250-100.0%

Participant deferral / active EE

$20,177

$5,135+292.9%

$8,276+143.8%

$3,054+560.6%

Admin fee / account holder

$348

$3,377-89.7%

$16,712-97.9%

$3,102-88.8%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP3 years

Service code 10

4040 W BOY SCOUT BLVD · TAMPA, FL 33607

Accounting

$32,000

GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE3 years

Filed as: EMPOWER ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY

Service code 64

8515 EAST ORCHARD ROAD · GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111

Recordkeeping Fees

$10,746

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY4 years

Filed as: MORGAN STANLEY

Service code 27

1585 BROADWAY · NEW YORK, NY 10036

Advisory (Plan)

$7,302

GOULSTON & STORRS ASSOCIATES' 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN AND TRUST

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