Retirement plan

GS ASSOCIATES, INC. 401(K) PLAN

Name: GS ASSOCIATES, INC. - GS ASSOCIATES, INC. 401(K) PLAN (2024) Form 5500
Creator: GS ASSOCIATES, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, GS ASSOCIATES, INC. 401(K) PLAN, GS ASSOCIATES, INC.

GS ASSOCIATES, INC.EIN 04-3403036Plan #001PY 2024

190 STATE ST., 2ND FLOOR - NEWBURYPORT, MA 019504600978-961-0081

Prospect flagsHigh fees

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Total assets (EOY)

$3.3M

+10.6% from 2023

Total participants

+8.7% from 2023

Average account balance

$142,870

-3.8% from 2023

Annual return

11.99%

-2.54 pp from 2023

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industry54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants<25

Cohort143,921 peers

Snapshot2024

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$3.29M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$143K

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.

115.0%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$173K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$9K

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1 years with per-participant contribution data

Asset flow

BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY

Year

Annual return

Diverging bars; negative years highlighted

+11.99%

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1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$9840

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 codes2E2F2G2J2T3D3H

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.
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

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

$226K

$11316 / participant

Other / not subdivided$226K100.0%

% of EOY assets

6.887%

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

$142,870

$159,978-10.7%

$147,041-2.8%

$145,978-2.1%

Participation rate

90.0%

84.0%+6.0pp

82.2%+7.8pp

80.3%+9.7pp

Annual return

11.99%

98.36%-86.4pp

419.21%-407.2pp

550.52%-538.5pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$2,085

$5,288-60.6%

$4,935-57.7%

$4,662-55.3%

Participant deferral / active EE

$6,542

$8,429-22.4%

$8,071-18.9%

$6,690-2.2%

Admin fee / account holder

$9,840

$15,053-34.6%

$13,006-24.3%

$13,400-26.6%

GS ASSOCIATES, INC. 401(K) PLAN

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