Retirement plan

THE WARD GROUP PROFIT SHARING PLAN

Name: J. D. WARD, INC. - THE WARD GROUP PROFIT SHARING PLAN (2025) Form 5500
Creator: J. D. WARD, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, THE WARD GROUP PROFIT SHARING PLAN, J. D. WARD, INC.

J. D. WARD, INC.EIN 04-3185708Plan #001PY 2025

EIGHT CEDAR STREET, SUITE 68 - WOBURN, MA 018016362781-938-4000LinkedIn1-10 employeestelecommunications

Prospect flagsLow returnsHigh feesHigh assets / participant

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Total assets (EOY)

$6.1M

+11.3% from 2024

Total participants

0.0% from 2024

Average account balance

$865,699

+11.3% from 2024

Annual return

8.12%

+4.15 pp from 2024

Benchmarks

See 48,836 peers

Peer group

Industry81 - Other Services (except Public Administration)

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants<25

Cohort48,836 peers

Snapshot2025

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$6.06M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$866K

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.

100.0%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$172K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$25K

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

+8.12%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$536

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 codes2A2E2H2J3D

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.
2H
Partial participant-directed account plan
Participants have the opportunity to direct the investment of a portion 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.
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

3 tripped

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.
InformationalHigh assets / participant
Assets per participant exceed $250,000 - top-decile high-value plan.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$4K

$536 / participant

Other / not subdivided$4K100.0%

% of EOY assets

0.062%

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

$865,699

$70,366+1130.3%

$66,674+1198.4%

$138,895+523.3%

Participation rate

100.0%

76.2%+23.8pp

73.7%+26.3pp

79.9%+20.1pp

Annual return

8.12%

386.41%-378.3pp

321.24%-313.1pp

145.39%-137.3pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$5,670

$2,765+105.1%

$2,620+116.4%

$4,194+35.2%

Participant deferral / active EE

$18,901

$4,374+332.1%

$4,084+362.8%

$6,396+195.5%

Admin fee / account holder

$536

$5,262-89.8%

$5,098-89.5%

$12,562-95.7%

THE WARD GROUP PROFIT SHARING PLAN

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THE WARD GROUP PROFIT SHARING PLAN

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