Retirement plan

RECORDED BOOKS, INC. 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN

Name: RECORDED BOOKS, INC. - RECORDED BOOKS, INC. 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN (2023) Form 5500
Creator: RECORDED BOOKS, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, RECORDED BOOKS, INC. 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN, RECORDED BOOKS, INC.

RECORDED BOOKS, INC.EIN 46-4533122Plan #001PY 2023

8400 CORPORATE DRIVE, SUITE 100 - LANDOVER, MD 20785240-825-3730recordedbooks.comLinkedIn201-500 employeespublishing

Prospect flagsHigh feesCorrective distributions

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Total assets (EOY)

$24.5M

+25.3% from 2022

Total participants

354

-1.9% from 2022

Average account balance

$85,419

+24.0% from 2022

Annual return

18.14%

+35.28 pp from 2022

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industry51 - Information

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants250-999

Cohort601 peers

Snapshot2023

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$30.86M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$91K

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.

338

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.

75.2%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$2.19M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$7K

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

+19.45%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$253

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 4 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
GALLAGHER FIDUCIARY ADVISORS, LLC9+ years Filed as: GALLAGHER BENEFIT SERVICES Service code 15 · EIN 36-4291971	Recordkeeping	$60,000
ADP BROKER-DEALER4 years Filed as: ADP, INC. Service code 15 · EIN 13-3036745	Recordkeeping	$28,952
MATTHEWS, GOLD, KENNEDY & SNOW, INC1 year Filed as: MATTHEWS, CARTER, AND BOYCE, P.C. Service code 15 · EIN 54-1487262	Recordkeeping	$16,750
ADP BROKER-DEALER9+ years Service code 59 · EIN 22-3319984	Shareholder Servicing	$0

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K2T3D

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.
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.)
ComplianceCorrective distributions
Plan reported corrective distributions (failed ADP/ACP testing).

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$106K

$403 / participant

Recordkeeping$29K27.4%
Investment mgmt$60K56.8%
Other / not subdivided$17K15.8%

% of EOY assets

0.431%

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: MATTHEWS, CARTER, AND BOYCE, P.C.
Auditor EIN: 541487262
Audit fees: $16,750
Opinion code: Unqualified

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$85,419

$89,282-4.3%

$94,664-9.8%

$74,460+14.7%

Participation rate

74.4%

82.4%-8.0pp

80.8%-6.4pp

70.7%+3.7pp

Annual return

18.14%

25.96%-7.8pp

156.84%-138.7pp

34.38%-16.2pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$2,943

$3,022-2.6%

$3,673-19.9%

$2,638+11.6%

Participant deferral / active EE

$10,272

$8,425+21.9%

$7,417+38.5%

$4,530+126.8%

Admin fee / account holder

$368

$219+68.3%

$7,222-94.9%

$348+5.9%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

GALLAGHER FIDUCIARY ADVISORS, LLC9+ years

Filed as: GALLAGHER BENEFIT SERVICES

Service code 15 · EIN 36-4291971

Recordkeeping

$60,000

ADP BROKER-DEALER4 years

Filed as: ADP, INC.

Service code 15 · EIN 13-3036745

Recordkeeping

$28,952

MATTHEWS, GOLD, KENNEDY & SNOW, INC1 year

Filed as: MATTHEWS, CARTER, AND BOYCE, P.C.

Service code 15 · EIN 54-1487262

Recordkeeping

$16,750

ADP BROKER-DEALER9+ years

Service code 59 · EIN 22-3319984

Shareholder Servicing

RECORDED BOOKS, INC. 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN

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RECORDED BOOKS, INC. 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN

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Service providers

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Expense breakdown

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Expense breakdown

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