Retirement plan

NEAL, GERBER & EISENBERG PROFIT SHARING/401(K) PLAN

Name: NEAL, GERBER & EISENBERG LLP - NEAL, GERBER & EISENBERG PROFIT SHARING/401(K) PLAN (2018) Form 5500
Creator: NEAL, GERBER & EISENBERG LLP
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, NEAL, GERBER & EISENBERG PROFIT SHARING/401(K) PLAN, NEAL, GERBER & EISENBERG LLP

NEAL, GERBER & EISENBERG LLPEIN 36-3532950Plan #001PY 2018

TWO NORTH LASALLE STREET - CHICAGO, IL 606023702312-269-8000nge.comLinkedIn201-500 employeeslaw practice

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2 filings

#006Retirement-$21.3M assets #004Retirement-$13.7M assets

Prospect flagsLow returnsHigh feesHigh assets / participant

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Total assets (EOY)

$117.6M

-8.2% from 2017

Total participants

321

0.0% from 2017

Average account balance

$374,521

-7.9% from 2017

Annual return

-8.78%

-23.69 pp from 2017

Benchmarks

See 5,340 peers

Peer group

Industry54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants100-249

Cohort5,340 peers

Snapshot2018

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$182.92M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$596K

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.

307

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.

96.8%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$7.23M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$33K

Not enough data

1 years with per-participant contribution data

Asset flow

BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY

Year

Annual return

Diverging bars; negative years highlighted

+11.67%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$541

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

1 years with F_SCH_H allocation on file

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Service providers

Top 9 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.4+ years Filed as: SCHWAB RETIREMENT PLAN SERVICES INC Service code 15 · EIN 34-1479833	Recordkeeping	$44,368
AT INVESTMENT ADVISERS INC2 years Service code 26 · EIN 20-0822261	Advisory (Participants)	$35,470
AON CONSULTING2 years Filed as: AON HEWITT INVESTMENT CONSULTI Service code 28 · EIN 36-3109431	Investment Management	$15,505
BUCKINGHAM STRATEGIC PARTNERS1 year Filed as: BUCKINGHAM ASSET MANAGEMENT LL Service code 26 · EIN 20-8306720	Advisory (Participants)	$13,608
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.4+ years Service code 33 · EIN 94-1737782	Securities brokerage; Securities brok...	$12,740
HUBER FINANCIAL ADVISORS LLC4+ years Service code 26 · EIN 46-2591639	Advisory (Participants)	$8,627
BALASA DINVERNO & FOLTZ LLC3 years Service code 26 · EIN 36-4445980	Advisory (Participants)	$7,475
RAPPAPORT REICHES CAPITAL MGMT2 years Service code 26 · EIN 20-3327943	Advisory (Participants)	$7,347
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.4+ years Filed as: CHARLES SCHWAB & CO AND AFFILIATES Service code 59	Shareholder Servicing	$0

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2A2E2G2R2J2F3B

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).
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.
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.

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.
InformationalHigh assets / participant
Assets per participant exceed $250,000 - top-decile high-value plan.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$135K

$590 / participant

Investment mgmt$91K67.1%
Other / not subdivided$44K32.9%

% of EOY assets

0.115%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

1 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Disclaimer opinion

Auditor declined to express an opinion - usually a 103(a)(3)(C) limited-scope election.

Auditor firm: PLANTE & MORAN, PLLC
Auditor EIN: 381357951
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Disclaimer

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$374,521

$73,102+412.3%

$123,552+203.1%

$56,287+565.4%

Participation rate

96.9%

74.3%+22.6pp

82.3%+14.6pp

69.9%+27.1pp

Annual return

-8.78%

3.01%-11.8pp

119.20%-128.0pp

-9.96%+1.2pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$15,894

$2,977+433.9%

$4,628+243.4%

$2,111+652.9%

Participant deferral / active EE

$9,084

$5,423+67.5%

$6,426+41.4%

$3,350+171.2%

Admin fee / account holder

$430

$554-22.3%

$9,285-95.4%

$521-17.5%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.4+ years

Filed as: SCHWAB RETIREMENT PLAN SERVICES INC

Service code 15 · EIN 34-1479833

Recordkeeping

$44,368

AT INVESTMENT ADVISERS INC2 years

Service code 26 · EIN 20-0822261

Advisory (Participants)

$35,470

AON CONSULTING2 years

Filed as: AON HEWITT INVESTMENT CONSULTI

Service code 28 · EIN 36-3109431

Investment Management

$15,505

BUCKINGHAM STRATEGIC PARTNERS1 year

Filed as: BUCKINGHAM ASSET MANAGEMENT LL

Service code 26 · EIN 20-8306720

Advisory (Participants)

$13,608

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.4+ years

Service code 33 · EIN 94-1737782

Securities brokerage; Securities brok...

$12,740

HUBER FINANCIAL ADVISORS LLC4+ years

Service code 26 · EIN 46-2591639

Advisory (Participants)

$8,627

BALASA DINVERNO & FOLTZ LLC3 years

Service code 26 · EIN 36-4445980

Advisory (Participants)

$7,475

RAPPAPORT REICHES CAPITAL MGMT2 years

Service code 26 · EIN 20-3327943

Advisory (Participants)

$7,347

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.4+ years

Filed as: CHARLES SCHWAB & CO AND AFFILIATES

Service code 59

Shareholder Servicing

NEAL, GERBER & EISENBERG PROFIT SHARING/401(K) PLAN

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