Retirement plan

LERCH, EARLY AND BREWER CHARTERED 401(K) PLAN

Name: LERCH, EARLY & BREWER CHARTERED - LERCH, EARLY AND BREWER CHARTERED 401(K) PLAN (2025) Form 5500
Creator: LERCH, EARLY & BREWER CHARTERED
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, LERCH, EARLY AND BREWER CHARTERED 401(K) PLAN, LERCH, EARLY & BREWER CHARTERED

LERCH, EARLY & BREWER CHARTEREDEIN 52-1037344Plan #001PY 2025

7600 WISCONSIN AVE., SUITE 700 - BETHESDA, MD 20814301-986-1300lerchearly.comLinkedIn51-200 employeeslaw practice

Prospect flagsHigh assets / participantCorrective distributions

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Total assets (EOY)

$99.6M

+22.2% from 2024

Total participants

208

+18.9% from 2024

Average account balance

$565,647

+11.8% from 2024

Annual return

21.65%

-6.18 pp from 2024

Benchmarks

See 2,035 peers

Peer group

Industry54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants100-249

Cohort2,035 peers

Snapshot2025

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$99.55M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$566K

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.

176

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.

80.5%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$3.83M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$23K

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

+21.65%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$-103

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
STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC.3 years Service code 27 · EIN 04-2654524	Advisory (Plan)	$5,278
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL10+ years Service code 37 · EIN 04-2647786	Loan Processing	-$23,370

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

ComplianceCorrective distributions
Plan reported corrective distributions (failed ADP/ACP testing).
InformationalHigh assets / participant
Assets per participant exceed $250,000 - top-decile high-value plan.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

-$18K

$-110 / participant

Investment mgmt$5K0.0%

% of EOY assets

-0.018%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

1 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Unqualified opinion

Auditor signed off without reservation - the cleanest possible opinion.

Auditor firm: CLIFTONLARSONALLEN, LLP
Auditor EIN: 410746749
Audit fees: $0
Opinion code: Unqualified

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$565,647

$88,360+540.2%

$145,433+288.9%

$67,986+732.0%

Participation rate

80.5%

65.5%+15.0pp

82.1%-1.6pp

57.2%+23.3pp

Annual return

21.65%

63.15%-41.5pp

66.58%-44.9pp

31.67%-10.0pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$11,280

$3,054+269.4%

$4,554+147.7%

$2,019+458.8%

Participant deferral / active EE

$12,080

$5,932+103.6%

$7,897+53.0%

$3,358+259.7%

Admin fee / account holder

-$103

$3,313-103.1%

$13,129-100.8%

$3,203-103.2%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC.3 years

Service code 27 · EIN 04-2654524

Advisory (Plan)

$5,278

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL10+ years

Service code 37 · EIN 04-2647786

Loan Processing

-$23,370

LERCH, EARLY AND BREWER CHARTERED 401(K) PLAN

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