Retirement plan

ALLIANCE FOR AUDITED MEDIA EMPLOYEES VOLUNTARY SAVINGS PLAN

Name: ALLIANCE FOR AUDITED MEDIA - ALLIANCE FOR AUDITED MEDIA EMPLOYEES VOLUNTARY SAVINGS PLAN (2025) Form 5500
Creator: ALLIANCE FOR AUDITED MEDIA
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, ALLIANCE FOR AUDITED MEDIA EMPLOYEES VOLUNTARY SAVINGS PLAN, ALLIANCE FOR AUDITED MEDIA

ALLIANCE FOR AUDITED MEDIAEIN 36-0756300Plan #002PY 2025

1600 MCCONNOR PARKWAY, SUITE 300, PMB 22 - SCHAUMBURG, IL 601736890224-366-6939auditedmedia.comLinkedIn51-200 employeespublishing

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2 filings

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Prospect flagsHigh feesHigh assets / participant

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Filed October 5, 2023

Plan administrator

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4513 Lincoln Ave., Suite 105B

Lisle, IL 60532

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Plans declared (1)

Alliance for Audited Media 457(b) Eligible Deferred Compensation Plan8 emp

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Total assets (EOY)

$43.2M

+3.8% from 2024

Total participants

134

-6.3% from 2024

Average account balance

$322,622

+10.0% from 2024

Annual return

13.80%

-3.76 pp from 2024

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industry81 - Other Services (except Public Administration)

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants25-99

Cohort4,530 peers

Snapshot2025

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$43.23M

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1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$323K

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.

134

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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

$1.06M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$19K

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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

+13.80%

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1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$766

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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 2 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.11+ years Filed as: SCHWAB RETIREMENT PLAN SERVICES,INC Service code 15 · EIN 34-1479833	Recordkeeping	$51,778
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH8 years Filed as: MERRILL LYNCH CONSULTING SERVI Service code 28 · EIN 13-5674085	Investment Management	$50,866

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K2T3D3H

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.
3H
Controlled group member
Plan sponsor(s) is (are) a member(s) of a controlled group (Code sections 414(b) (c) or (m)).

Opportunity flags

2 tripped

OpportunityHigh fees
Administrative expenses exceed $300 per participant per year - possible fee-review opportunity. (Recordkeeping / audit / legal; excludes investment management.)
InformationalHigh assets / participant
Assets per participant exceed $250,000 - top-decile high-value plan.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$103K

$1801 / participant

Recordkeeping$38K37.2%
Investment mgmt$64K62.8%

% of EOY assets

0.237%

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: CHERRY BEKAERT, LLP
Auditor EIN: 560574444
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Unqualified

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$322,622

$61,125+427.8%

$94,057+243.0%

$87,485+268.8%

Participation rate

100.0%

64.1%+35.9pp

73.3%+26.7pp

68.9%+31.1pp

Annual return

13.80%

35.20%-21.4pp

480.62%-466.8pp

26.06%-12.3pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$4,622

$2,136+116.3%

$2,933+57.6%

$2,596+78.0%

Participant deferral / active EE

$13,919

$3,260+326.9%

$4,709+195.6%

$4,274+225.7%

Admin fee / account holder

$766

$5,629-86.4%

$7,244-89.4%

$7,775-90.1%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.11+ years

Filed as: SCHWAB RETIREMENT PLAN SERVICES,INC

Service code 15 · EIN 34-1479833

Recordkeeping

$51,778

MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH8 years

Filed as: MERRILL LYNCH CONSULTING SERVI

Service code 28 · EIN 13-5674085

Investment Management

$50,866

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