Retirement plan

WARD II, LLC, FREDERICK F. LAW OFFICES OF

Name: LAW OFFICES OF FREDERICK F. WARD - WARD II, LLC, FREDERICK F. LAW OFFICES OF (2024) Form 5500
Creator: LAW OFFICES OF FREDERICK F. WARD
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, WARD II, LLC, FREDERICK F. LAW OFFICES OF, LAW OFFICES OF FREDERICK F. WARD

LAW OFFICES OF FREDERICK F. WARDEIN 06-1632747Plan #001PY 2024

433 S MAIN ST STE 226 - WEST HARTFORD, CT 06110860-561-5020wardlawllc.comLinkedIn1-10 employeeslegal services

Prospect flagsLow returnsHigh feesHigh assets / participant

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Total assets (EOY)

$1.8M

+7.7% from 2023

Total participants

-33.3% from 2023

Average account balance

$877,012

+61.6% from 2023

Annual return

7.27%

+4.60 pp from 2023

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industry54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants<25

Cohort143,561 peers

Snapshot2024

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$1.75M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$877K

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

$34K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$17K

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

+7.27%

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1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$13330

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 codes2F2G2T3D2E2J2R3B

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.
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.
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

$27K

$13330 / participant

Other / not subdivided$27K100.0%

% of EOY assets

1.520%

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

$877,012

$160,028+448.0%

$147,080+496.3%

$145,884+501.2%

Participation rate

100.0%

84.0%+16.0pp

82.2%+17.8pp

80.3%+19.7pp

Annual return

7.27%

98.60%-91.3pp

420.17%-412.9pp

551.85%-544.6pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$16,956

$5,286+220.8%

$4,933+243.7%

$4,662+263.7%

Participant deferral / active EE

$8,422-100.0%

$8,066-100.0%

$6,690-100.0%

Admin fee / account holder

$13,330

$15,030-11.3%

$12,989+2.6%

$13,392-0.5%

WARD II, LLC, FREDERICK F. LAW OFFICES OF

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