Retirement plan

PENNY PUBLICATIONS, LLC 401(K) PLAN

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

PENNY PUBLICATIONS, LLCEIN 06-1533995Plan #002PY 2024

6 PROWITT STREET - NORWALK, CT 068551204203-866-6688pennydellpuzzles.comLinkedIn51-200 employeespublishing

Prospect flagsFailed to transmit contributionsCorrective distributions

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Total assets (EOY)

$20.7M

+12.8% from 2023

Total participants

159

-7.6% from 2023

Average account balance

$150,942

+21.0% from 2023

Annual return

16.21%

+0.42 pp from 2023

Benchmarks

See 1,009 peers

Peer group

Industry51 - Information

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants100-249

Cohort1,009 peers

Snapshot2024

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$20.68M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$151K

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.

137

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.

82.9%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$953K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$7K

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

+16.21%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$120

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
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH1 year Filed as: MERRILL LYNCH Service code 22 · EIN 13-5674085	Insurance Broker	$58,441
GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE1 year Filed as: EMPOWER ANNUITY INS CO OF AMERICA Service code 15 · EIN 84-0467907	Recordkeeping	$15,281
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY1 year Service code 13 · EIN 42-0127290	Contract Administrator	$1,094

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2S2T3D

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.
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.

Opportunity flags

2 tripped

ComplianceFailed to transmit contributions
Form 5500 reported a failure to timely transmit participant contributions (Schedule H line 4a).
ComplianceCorrective distributions
Plan reported corrective distributions (failed ADP/ACP testing).

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$16K

$127 / participant

Contract admin$16K100.0%

% of EOY assets

0.079%

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: VISCONTI, PITTALA & ASSOCIATES, LLC
Auditor EIN: 332318796
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Unqualified

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$150,942

$79,169+90.7%

$100,415+50.3%

$74,478+102.7%

Participation rate

82.9%

79.4%+3.5pp

81.5%+1.4pp

67.2%+15.7pp

Annual return

16.21%

20.51%-4.3pp

49.47%-33.3pp

1370.56%-1354.3pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$3,017-100.0%

$3,943-100.0%

$2,626-100.0%

Participant deferral / active EE

$7,384

$7,751-4.7%

$8,091-8.7%

$4,350+69.7%

Admin fee / account holder

$120

$1,337-91.1%

$7,906-98.5%

$1,946-93.9%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH1 year

Filed as: MERRILL LYNCH

Service code 22 · EIN 13-5674085

Insurance Broker

$58,441

GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE1 year

Filed as: EMPOWER ANNUITY INS CO OF AMERICA

Service code 15 · EIN 84-0467907

Recordkeeping

$15,281

PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY1 year

Service code 13 · EIN 42-0127290

Contract Administrator

$1,094

PENNY PUBLICATIONS, LLC 401(K) PLAN

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PENNY PUBLICATIONS, LLC 401(K) PLAN

Summary metrics

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Analytics

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Expense breakdowni

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Benchmarks

Service providers

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Expense breakdown

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Benchmarks

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Expense breakdown

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