Retirement plan

LAW OFFICE OF MELISSA NEEDLE 401(K) PLAN

Name: LAW OFFICE OF MELISSA NEEDLE - LAW OFFICE OF MELISSA NEEDLE 401(K) PLAN (2023) Form 5500
Creator: LAW OFFICE OF MELISSA NEEDLE
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, LAW OFFICE OF MELISSA NEEDLE 401(K) PLAN, LAW OFFICE OF MELISSA NEEDLE

LAW OFFICE OF MELISSA NEEDLEEIN 27-3070236Plan #001PY 2023

830 POST ROAD EAST, SUITE 301 - WESTPORT, CT 06880203-551-9500

Prospect flagsLow returnsHigh feesLow fidelity bond

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Total assets (EOY)

$1.6M

+30.1% from 2022

Total participants

+9.1% from 2022

Average account balance

$135,790

+8.4% from 2022

Annual return

11.32%

+25.71 pp from 2022

Benchmarks

See 139,849 peers

Peer group

Industry54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants<25

Cohort139,849 peers

Snapshot2023

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$2.08M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$160K

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.

118.2%

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1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$276K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$25K

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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

+11.05%

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1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$1436

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 codes2A2E2F2J2R3B3D

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.
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).
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.
2R
Participant-directed brokerage accounts
Participant-directed brokerage accounts provided as an investment option under the plan.
3B
Plan covering self-employed individuals
Plan covering self-employed individuals.
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

$24K

$3055 / participant

Other / not subdivided$24K100.0%

% of EOY assets

1.500%

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

$135,790

$148,582-8.6%

$135,942-0.1%

$139,456-2.6%

Participation rate

100.0%

83.9%+16.1pp

81.9%+18.1pp

80.3%+19.7pp

Annual return

11.32%

79.26%-67.9pp

68.28%-57.0pp

373.45%-362.1pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$16,818

$5,245+220.7%

$4,858+246.2%

$4,753+253.9%

Participant deferral / active EE

$14,122

$8,101+74.3%

$7,759+82.0%

$6,711+110.4%

Admin fee / account holder

$2,037

$12,402-83.6%

$10,764-81.1%

$11,407-82.1%

LAW OFFICE OF MELISSA NEEDLE 401(K) PLAN

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LAW OFFICE OF MELISSA NEEDLE 401(K) PLAN

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