Retirement plan

BRANDON ASSOCIATES, INC. 401(K) PLAN

Name: BRANDON ASSOCIATES, INC. - BRANDON ASSOCIATES, INC. 401(K) PLAN (2018) Form 5500
Creator: BRANDON ASSOCIATES, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, BRANDON ASSOCIATES, INC. 401(K) PLAN, BRANDON ASSOCIATES, INC.

BRANDON ASSOCIATES, INC.EIN 23-2804583Plan #001PY 2018

237 LACEY STREET - WEST CHESTER, PA 19382610-738-8500brandonsales.comLinkedIn11-50 employeesmechanical or industrial engineering

Prospect flagsHigh fees

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Total assets (EOY)

$3.8M

-3.2% from 2017

Total participants

+5.6% from 2017

Average account balance

$199,392

-8.3% from 2017

Annual return

-6.20%

-16.97 pp from 2017

Benchmarks

See 22,374 peers

Peer group

Industry42 - Wholesale Trade

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants<25

Cohort22,374 peers

Snapshot2018

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$6.52M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$408K

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%

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1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$227K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$16K

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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

+15.62%

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1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$5349

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 codes2E2F2G2J2T3D

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

$83K

$5209 / participant

Other / not subdivided$83K100.0%

% of EOY assets

2.200%

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

$199,392

$135,645+47.0%

$110,243+80.9%

$135,380+47.3%

Participation rate

100.0%

83.5%+16.5pp

79.8%+20.2pp

82.6%+17.4pp

Annual return

-6.20%

513.24%-519.4pp

314.76%-321.0pp

519.81%-526.0pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$2,659

$4,907-45.8%

$3,827-30.5%

$4,779-44.4%

Participant deferral / active EE

$9,956

$5,507+80.8%

$4,672+113.1%

$5,609+77.5%

Admin fee / account holder

$4,387

$11,458-61.7%

$8,548-48.7%

$10,828-59.5%

BRANDON ASSOCIATES, INC. 401(K) PLAN

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BRANDON ASSOCIATES, INC. 401(K) 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

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Service providers

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Expense breakdown

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