Retirement plan

MERIT SOLUTIONS, INC. 401(K) PLAN

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

MERIT SOLUTIONS, INC.EIN 36-4277170Plan #001PY 2018

1749 S NAPERVILLE RD STE 200 - WHEATON, IL 601895892630-614-7133meritsolutions.comLinkedIn51-200 employeesinformation technology and services

Prospect flagsHigh feesLow fidelity bond

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Total assets (EOY)

$1.2M

+1.1% from 2017

Total participants

-12.1% from 2017

Average account balance

$48,398

+13.2% from 2017

Annual return

4.60%

-22.07 pp from 2017

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industry54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants<25

Cohort116,760 peers

Snapshot2018

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$3.15M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$131K

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.

171.4%

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1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$240K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$17K

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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

+29.85%

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1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$2479

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

2 tripped

OpportunityHigh fees
Administrative expenses exceed $300 per participant per year - possible fee-review opportunity. (Recordkeeping / audit / legal; excludes investment management.)
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

$406K

$21361 / participant

Other / not subdivided$406K100.0%

% of EOY assets

33.544%

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

$48,398

$138,072-64.9%

$123,549-60.8%

$135,382-64.3%

Participation rate

78.9%

84.7%-5.8pp

82.3%-3.3pp

82.6%-3.7pp

Annual return

4.60%

153.69%-149.1pp

119.20%-114.6pp

519.77%-515.2pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$6,391

$5,152+24.1%

$4,628+38.1%

$4,779+33.7%

Participant deferral / active EE

$12,662

$6,799+86.2%

$6,426+97.1%

$5,609+125.8%

Admin fee / account holder

$16,235

$10,917+48.7%

$9,284+74.9%

$10,829+49.9%

MERIT SOLUTIONS, INC. 401(K) PLAN

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MERIT SOLUTIONS, 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

Benchmarks

Service providers

Opportunity flags

Expense breakdown

Audit opinion