Retirement plan

NORTH STAR MARKETING, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN

Name: NORTH STAR MARKETING, INC. - NORTH STAR MARKETING, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN (2025) Form 5500
Creator: NORTH STAR MARKETING, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, NORTH STAR MARKETING, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN, NORTH STAR MARKETING, INC.

NORTH STAR MARKETING, INC.EIN 39-1669169Plan #001PY 2025

1580 WILDERNESS TRAIL - EAGLE RIVER, WI 54521800-897-8463nsmonline.comLinkedIn11-50 employeesmarketing and advertising

Prospect flagsHigh feesHigh assets / participant

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Total assets (EOY)

$2.9M

+22.4% from 2024

Total participants

+20.0% from 2024

Average account balance

$585,532

+22.4% from 2024

Annual return

18.52%

+3.62 pp from 2024

Benchmarks

See 26,581 peers

Peer group

Industry54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants<25

Cohort26,581 peers

Snapshot2025

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$2.93M

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1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$586K

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.

83.3%

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1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$94K

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1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$16K

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Asset flow

BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY

Year

Annual return

Diverging bars; negative years highlighted

+18.52%

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Admin fee / account holder

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

$1794

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 codes2E2F2G2J3D

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

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$9K

$1495 / participant

Other / not subdivided$9K100.0%

% of EOY assets

0.306%

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

$585,532

$196,972+197.3%

$182,262+221.3%

$198,609+194.8%

Participation rate

83.3%

85.7%-2.4pp

84.2%-0.9pp

82.4%+1.0pp

Annual return

18.52%

158.27%-139.8pp

140.60%-122.1pp

202.70%-184.2pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$3,489

$5,364-34.9%

$5,046-30.8%

$5,055-31.0%

Participant deferral / active EE

$12,178

$8,643+40.9%

$8,276+47.1%

$6,977+74.6%

Admin fee / account holder

$1,794

$18,429-90.3%

$16,712-89.3%

$19,030-90.6%

NORTH STAR MARKETING, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN

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