Retirement plan

MERIT CONSULTING SERVICES INC PROFIT SHARING PLAN

Name: MERIT CONSULTING SERVICES INC - MERIT CONSULTING SERVICES INC PROFIT SHARING PLAN (2024) Form 5500
Creator: MERIT CONSULTING SERVICES INC
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, MERIT CONSULTING SERVICES INC PROFIT SHARING PLAN, MERIT CONSULTING SERVICES INC

MERIT CONSULTING SERVICES INCEIN 13-3662462Plan #001PY 2024

90 BROAD STREET, SUITE 319 - NEW YORK, NY 10004212-406-5800

Prospect flagsLow returnsHigh feesLow fidelity bond

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Total assets (EOY)

$1.3M

+7.4% from 2023

Total participants

+11.1% from 2023

Average account balance

$147,910

+7.4% from 2023

Annual return

7.44%

-1.29 pp from 2023

Benchmarks

See 143,561 peers

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

$1.33M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$148K

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.

180.0%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

Not enough data

0 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

Not enough data

0 years with per-participant contribution data

Asset flow

BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY

Year

Annual return

Diverging bars; negative years highlighted

+7.44%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$1184

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 codes2A2E2H3D

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.
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.
ComplianceLow fidelity bond
Fidelity bond coverage is below the ERISA section 412 10%-of-assets minimum (capped at $500,000).

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$11K

$2130 / participant

Other / not subdivided$11K100.0%

% of EOY assets

0.800%

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

$147,910

$160,028-7.6%

$147,080+0.6%

$145,884+1.4%

Participation rate

80.0%

84.0%-4.0pp

82.2%-2.2pp

80.3%-0.3pp

Annual return

7.44%

98.60%-91.2pp

420.17%-412.7pp

551.85%-544.4pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$5,286-100.0%

$4,933-100.0%

$4,662-100.0%

Participant deferral / active EE

$8,422-100.0%

$8,066-100.0%

$6,690-100.0%

Admin fee / account holder

$1,184

$15,030-92.1%

$12,989-90.9%

$13,392-91.2%

MERIT CONSULTING SERVICES INC PROFIT SHARING PLAN

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MERIT CONSULTING SERVICES INC 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

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Expense breakdown

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