Retirement plan

THE MERKEL LAW FIRM LLC 401 K PROFIT SHARING PLAN TRUST

Name: THE MERKEL LAW FIRM LLC - THE MERKEL LAW FIRM LLC 401 K PROFIT SHARING PLAN TRUST (2018) Form 5500
Creator: THE MERKEL LAW FIRM LLC
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, THE MERKEL LAW FIRM LLC 401 K PROFIT SHARING PLAN TRUST, THE MERKEL LAW FIRM LLC

THE MERKEL LAW FIRM LLCEIN 46-2748617Plan #001PY 2018

1732 RACE ST - DENVER, CO 80206303-321-1800LinkedIn1-10 employeeslegal services

Prospect flagsHigh feesLow participant contribution

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Total assets (EOY)

$130K

-7.6% from 2017

Total participants

0.0% from 2017

Average account balance

$21,679

-7.6% from 2017

Annual return

-6.38%

-23.74 pp from 2017

Benchmarks

See 116,760 peers

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

$327K

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$54K

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.

150.0%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$13K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$3K

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

+16.50%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$368

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 codes2E2G2T3D2J2F

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

OpportunityLow participant contribution
Participant contribution per participant is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.
OpportunityHigh fees
Administrative expenses exceed $300 per participant per year - possible fee-review opportunity. (Recordkeeping / audit / legal; excludes investment management.)

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$16K

$3941 / participant

Other / not subdivided$16K100.0%

% of EOY assets

12.119%

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

$21,679

$138,072-84.3%

$123,549-82.5%

$135,382-84.0%

Participation rate

100.0%

84.7%+15.3pp

82.3%+17.7pp

82.6%+17.4pp

Annual return

-6.38%

153.69%-160.1pp

119.20%-125.6pp

519.77%-526.2pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$2,396

$5,152-53.5%

$4,628-48.2%

$4,779-49.9%

Participant deferral / active EE

$877

$6,799-87.1%

$6,426-86.3%

$5,609-84.4%

Admin fee / account holder

$2,627

$10,917-75.9%

$9,284-71.7%

$10,829-75.7%

THE MERKEL LAW FIRM LLC 401 K PROFIT SHARING PLAN TRUST

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THE MERKEL LAW FIRM LLC 401 K PROFIT SHARING PLAN TRUST

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

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