Retirement plan

KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS & RESEARCH, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN

Name: KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS & RESEARCH, IN - KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS & RESEARCH, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN (2024) Form 5500
Creator: KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS & RESEARCH, IN
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS & RESEARCH, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN, KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS & RESEARCH, IN

KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS & RESEARCH, INEIN 16-1205014Plan #001PY 2024

120 MADISON STREET STE 1500 - SYRACUSE, NY 13202680-214-0091

Prospect flagsHigh fees

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Total assets (EOY)

$18M

+16.8% from 2023

Total participants

128

-3.8% from 2023

Average account balance

$166,275

+22.2% from 2023

Annual return

15.52%

-4.26 pp from 2023

Benchmarks

See 28,844 peers

Peer group

Industry54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants25-99

Cohort28,844 peers

Snapshot2024

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$17.96M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$166K

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.

108

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.

78.3%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$886K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$10K

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

+15.52%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$378

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
HAZARD & SIEGEL INC10+ years Filed as: HAZARD & SIEGEL ADVISORY SERVICES, Service code 15 · EIN 20-0032740	Recordkeeping	$40,503
ADP BROKER-DEALER5 years Filed as: ADP, INC. Service code 15 · EIN 13-3036745	Recordkeeping	$325
ADP BROKER-DEALER10+ years Service code 59 · EIN 22-3319984	Shareholder Servicing	$0

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K2T3D

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.
2K
Code section 401(m) arrangement
Employee contributions are allocated to separate accounts under the plan or employer contributions are based in whole or in part on employee deferrals or contributions to the plan. Not applicable to 401(k) plans with only QNECs and/or QMACs or to 403(b)(1) 403(b)(7) or 408 arrangements.
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

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

$41K

$444 / participant

Recordkeeping$3250.8%
Investment mgmt$41K99.2%

% of EOY assets

0.227%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

2 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Unqualified opinion

Auditor signed off without reservation - the cleanest possible opinion.

Auditor firm: FUSTCHARLES LLP
Auditor EIN: 161226221
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Unqualified

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$166,275

$102,422+62.3%

$147,117+13.0%

$80,959+105.4%

Participation rate

78.3%

75.9%+2.4pp

82.2%-3.9pp

67.7%+10.6pp

Annual return

15.52%

135.16%-119.6pp

420.54%-405.0pp

35.67%-20.2pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$1,465

$3,717-60.6%

$4,932-70.3%

$2,757-46.9%

Participant deferral / active EE

$8,164

$6,652+22.7%

$8,065+1.2%

$4,300+89.8%

Admin fee / account holder

$378

$7,953-95.2%

$12,993-97.1%

$6,925-94.5%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

HAZARD & SIEGEL INC10+ years

Filed as: HAZARD & SIEGEL ADVISORY SERVICES,

Service code 15 · EIN 20-0032740

Recordkeeping

$40,503

ADP BROKER-DEALER5 years

Filed as: ADP, INC.

Service code 15 · EIN 13-3036745

Recordkeeping

$325

ADP BROKER-DEALER10+ years

Service code 59 · EIN 22-3319984

Shareholder Servicing

KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS & RESEARCH, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN

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