Retirement plan

THE BOSTON GLOBE MEDIA PARTNERS, LLC RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

Name: BOSTON GLOBE MEDIA PARTNERS, LLC - THE BOSTON GLOBE MEDIA PARTNERS, LLC RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (2024) Form 5500
Creator: BOSTON GLOBE MEDIA PARTNERS, LLC
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, THE BOSTON GLOBE MEDIA PARTNERS, LLC RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN, BOSTON GLOBE MEDIA PARTNERS, LLC

BOSTON GLOBE MEDIA PARTNERS, LLCEIN 46-3494661Plan #001PY 2024

1 EXCHANGE PLACE, SUITE 201 - BOSTON, MA 02109617-929-2000LinkedIn1001-5000 employeespublishing

Prospect flagsLow returnsCorrective distributions

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Total assets (EOY)

$254.7M

+6.0% from 2023

Total participants

1,479

-6.0% from 2023

Average account balance

$185,087

+9.0% from 2023

Annual return

12.86%

-4.23 pp from 2023

Benchmarks

See 611 peers

Peer group

Industry51 - Information

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants250-999

Cohort611 peers

Snapshot2024

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$254.68M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$185K

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.

1,376

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.

88.0%

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1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$10.39M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$12K

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

+12.86%

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1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$249

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 2 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY6 years Filed as: JOHN HANCOCK Service code 15 · EIN 01-0233346	Recordkeeping	$144,970
MMA SECURITIES LLC5 years Service code 27 · EIN 22-3570392	Advisory (Plan)	$46,000

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K2T2X

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.
2K
Code section 401(m) arrangement
Employee contributions are allocated to separate accounts under the plan or employer contributions are based in whole or in part on employee deferrals or contributions to the plan. Not applicable to 401(k) plans with only QNECs and/or QMACs or to 403(b)(1) 403(b)(7) or 408 arrangements.
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.

Opportunity flags

2 tripped

OpportunityLow returns
Annual investment return is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.
ComplianceCorrective distributions
Plan reported corrective distributions (failed ADP/ACP testing).

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$343K

$399 / participant

Investment mgmt$71K20.6%
Contract admin$272K79.4%

% of EOY assets

0.135%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

2 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Unqualified opinion

Auditor signed off without reservation - the cleanest possible opinion.

Auditor firm: CARON & BLETZER, PLLC
Auditor EIN: 043499945
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Unqualified

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$185,087

$90,064+105.5%

$100,392+84.4%

$77,736+138.1%

Participation rate

88.0%

81.3%+6.7pp

81.5%+6.5pp

70.6%+17.4pp

Annual return

12.86%

20.61%-7.8pp

49.45%-36.6pp

31.26%-18.4pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$3,250

$3,043+6.8%

$3,941-17.5%

$2,728+19.1%

Participant deferral / active EE

$8,857

$8,282+6.9%

$8,090+9.5%

$4,651+90.4%

Admin fee / account holder

$249

$172+44.7%

$7,904-96.9%

$433-42.5%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY6 years

Filed as: JOHN HANCOCK

Service code 15 · EIN 01-0233346

Recordkeeping

$144,970

MMA SECURITIES LLC5 years

Service code 27 · EIN 22-3570392

Advisory (Plan)

$46,000

THE BOSTON GLOBE MEDIA PARTNERS, LLC RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

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