Retirement plan

BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN & TRUST

Name: BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. - BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN & TRUST (2016) Form 5500
Creator: BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN & TRUST, BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD.

BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD.EIN 36-4008943Plan #001PY 2016

10 S. WACKER DRIVE - CHICAGO, IL 60606312-715-1000bannerwitcoff.comLinkedIn201-500 employeeslaw practice

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1 filing

#020Retirement-$8.2M assets

Prospect flagsLow returnsHigh assets / participantFailed to transmit contributions

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Total assets (EOY)

$95.3M

+8.7% from 2015

Total participants

366

+2.5% from 2015

Average account balance

$301,599

+9.0% from 2015

Annual return

6.65%

+5.99 pp from 2015

Benchmarks

See 2,524 peers

Peer group

Industry54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants250-999

Cohort2,524 peers

Snapshot2016

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$204.66M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$505K

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.

405

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.

97.2%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$6.74M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$27K

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

+18.32%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$11

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 1 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL2+ years Filed as: FIDELITY INVESTMENTS Service code 37 · EIN 04-2647786	Loan Processing	$0

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2A2E2G2J3D

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.
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.
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 returns
Annual investment return is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.
ComplianceFailed to transmit contributions
Form 5500 reported a failure to timely transmit participant contributions (Schedule H line 4a).
InformationalHigh assets / participant
Assets per participant exceed $250,000 - top-decile high-value plan.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Plan-level admin expenses are zero - fees are likely paid at the master-trust level rather than the individual plan.

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: SCANLAN & LEO, LTD.
Auditor EIN: 362758343
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Disclaimer

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$301,599

$80,177+276.2%

$123,894+143.4%

$57,658+423.1%

Participation rate

80.4%

74.4%+6.0pp

81.4%-1.0pp

70.2%+10.2pp

Annual return

6.65%

17.90%-11.2pp

47.52%-40.9pp

5.13%+1.5pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$11,229

$2,913+285.5%

$4,617+143.2%

$1,974+468.9%

Participant deferral / active EE

$8,069

$5,130+57.3%

$5,984+34.8%

$3,061+163.7%

Admin fee / account holder

-$151

$106-242.0%

$8,357-101.8%

$95-259.7%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL2+ years

Filed as: FIDELITY INVESTMENTS

Service code 37 · EIN 04-2647786

Loan Processing

BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN & TRUST

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