Retirement plan

GUARDIAN BUS COMPANY, INC. 401(K) PLAN

Name: GUARDIAN BUS COMPANY, INC. - GUARDIAN BUS COMPANY, INC. 401(K) PLAN (2016) Form 5500
Creator: GUARDIAN BUS COMPANY, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, GUARDIAN BUS COMPANY, INC. 401(K) PLAN, GUARDIAN BUS COMPANY, INC.

GUARDIAN BUS COMPANY, INC.EIN 46-4327167Plan #001PY 2016

97-14 ATLANTIC AVE - OZONE PARK, NY 114161620718-475-7521guardianbus.comLinkedIn501-1000 employeestransportation/trucking/railroad

Prospect flagsLow participationLow assets / participantFailed to transmit contributions

How to read this page

Total assets (EOY)

$671K

+84.2% from 2015

Total participants

279

-3.5% from 2015

Average account balance

$4,723

+92.0% from 2015

Annual return

13.41%

-148.94 pp from 2015

Benchmarks

See 634 peers

Peer group

Industry48 - Transportation and Warehousing

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants250-999

Cohort634 peers

Snapshot2016

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$4.25M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$15K

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.

285

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.

45.3%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$812K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$1K

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

+9.49%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$78

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
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY2+ years Service code 13 · EIN 42-0127290	Contract Administrator	$10,737
WILSHIRE ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED2+ years Service code 27 · EIN 95-2755361	Advisory (Plan)	$0

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K2T

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

3 tripped

OpportunityLow participation
Participation rate is below 70% (account-balance holders / active employees) - enrollment or auto-enroll opportunity.
OpportunityLow assets / participant
Assets per participant are in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort - savings-rate / match opportunity.
ComplianceFailed to transmit contributions
Form 5500 reported a failure to timely transmit participant contributions (Schedule H line 4a).

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$11K

$39 / participant

Contract admin$11K100.0%

% of EOY assets

1.601%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

1 / 9

subdivided buckets used

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: GKG CPSS
Auditor EIN: 133692922
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Disclaimer

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$4,723

$39,819-88.1%

$67,834-93.0%

$57,658-91.8%

Participation rate

50.5%

61.2%-10.7pp

68.8%-18.3pp

70.2%-19.7pp

Annual return

13.41%

9.19%+4.2pp

138.47%-125.1pp

5.13%+8.3pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$212

$1,277-83.4%

$2,403-91.2%

$1,974-89.2%

Participant deferral / active EE

$843

$2,209-61.8%

$3,160-73.3%

$3,061-72.4%

Admin fee / account holder

$76

$84-9.6%

$4,622-98.4%

$95-20.0%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY2+ years

Service code 13 · EIN 42-0127290

Contract Administrator

$10,737

WILSHIRE ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED2+ years

Service code 27 · EIN 95-2755361

Advisory (Plan)

GUARDIAN BUS COMPANY, INC. 401(K) PLAN

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GUARDIAN BUS COMPANY, INC. 401(K) PLAN

Summary metrics

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Analytics

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Opportunity flagsi

Expense breakdowni

Audit opinioni

Benchmarks

Service providers

Opportunity flags

Expense breakdown

Audit opinion

Benchmarks

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Opportunity flags

Expense breakdown

Audit opinion