Retirement plan

COWAN ASSOCIATES, INC. 401(K) PLAN

Name: COWAN ASSOCIATES, INC. - COWAN ASSOCIATES, INC. 401(K) PLAN (2017) Form 5500
Creator: COWAN ASSOCIATES, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, COWAN ASSOCIATES, INC. 401(K) PLAN, COWAN ASSOCIATES, INC.

COWAN ASSOCIATES, INC.EIN 23-1684311Plan #001PY 2017

120 PENN AM DR PO BOX 949 - QUAKERTOWN, PA 18951215-536-7075cowanassociates.comLinkedIn11-50 employeescivil engineering

Prospect flagsHigh feesLow employer contributionLow fidelity bond

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Total assets (EOY)

$2.6M

+11.0% from 2016

Total participants

-8.7% from 2016

Average account balance

$151,284

+24.0% from 2016

Annual return

15.34%

+7.82 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

See 114,325 peers

Peer group

Industry54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants<25

Cohort114,325 peers

Snapshot2017

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$3.06M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$139K

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.

115.8%

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1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$93K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$5K

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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

+15.49%

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1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$8355

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 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

3 tripped

OpportunityLow employer contribution
Employer contribution per participant is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.
OpportunityHigh fees
Administrative expenses exceed $300 per participant per year - possible fee-review opportunity. (Recordkeeping / audit / legal; excludes investment management.)
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

$170K

$8109 / participant

Other / not subdivided$170K100.0%

% of EOY assets

6.621%

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

$151,284

$150,446+0.6%

$136,297+11.0%

$147,585+2.5%

Participation rate

81.0%

84.4%-3.5pp

81.9%-1.0pp

82.8%-1.9pp

Annual return

15.34%

1049.14%-1033.8pp

5156.19%-5140.9pp

578.58%-563.2pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$5,256-100.0%

$4,696-100.0%

$4,876-100.0%

Participant deferral / active EE

$2,244

$6,631-66.2%

$6,247-64.1%

$5,439-58.7%

Admin fee / account holder

$10,017

$10,906-8.2%

$9,244+8.4%

$10,886-8.0%

COWAN ASSOCIATES, INC. 401(K) PLAN

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