Retirement plan

STERLING MARTIN ASSOCIATES 401(K) PLAN

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

STERLING MARTIN ASSOCIATES, INC.EIN 20-4949654Plan #001PY 2024

3922 WEST SHORE DRIVE - EDGEWATER, MD 21037540-751-9612

Prospect flagsHigh fees

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Total assets (EOY)

$302K

+38.2% from 2023

Total participants

+21.4% from 2023

Average account balance

$20,154

+29.0% from 2023

Annual return

12.18%

-7.13 pp from 2023

Benchmarks

See 143,415 peers

Peer group

Industry54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants<25

Cohort143,415 peers

Snapshot2024

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$302K

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$20K

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.

166.7%

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1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$77K

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

+12.18%

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1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$1369

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 codes2E3D2G2J2F2T

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.

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

$21K

$2281 / participant

Other / not subdivided$21K100.0%

% of EOY assets

6.790%

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

$20,154

$160,070-87.4%

$147,117-86.3%

$145,897-86.2%

Participation rate

77.8%

84.0%-6.2pp

82.2%-4.4pp

80.3%-2.5pp

Annual return

12.18%

98.69%-86.5pp

420.54%-408.4pp

552.29%-540.1pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$3,317

$5,285-37.2%

$4,932-32.8%

$4,663-28.9%

Participant deferral / active EE

$5,250

$8,419-37.6%

$8,065-34.9%

$6,689-21.5%

Admin fee / account holder

$1,369

$15,035-90.9%

$12,993-89.5%

$13,390-89.8%

STERLING MARTIN ASSOCIATES 401(K) PLAN

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STERLING MARTIN ASSOCIATES 401(K) PLAN

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Expense breakdowni

Audit opinioni

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Service providers

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Expense breakdown

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