Retirement plan

NT CONCEPTS 401(K) PLAN

Name: NEXT TIER CONCEPTS, INC. - NT CONCEPTS 401(K) PLAN (2016) Form 5500
Creator: NEXT TIER CONCEPTS, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, NT CONCEPTS 401(K) PLAN, NEXT TIER CONCEPTS, INC.

NEXT TIER CONCEPTS, INC.EIN 54-1909584Plan #001PY 2016

1945 OLD GALLOWS RD STE 400 - VIENNA, VA 221823931703-288-0010

Prospect flagsLow assets / participantLow participant contributionFailed to transmit contributions

How to read this page

Total assets (EOY)

$19.6M

+35.1% from 2015

Total participants

1,031

-7.0% from 2015

Average account balance

$20,383

+44.5% from 2015

Annual return

11.00%

-8.39 pp from 2015

Benchmarks

See 2,524 peers

Peer group

Industry54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants250-999

Cohort2,524 peers

Snapshot2016

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$29.22M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$66K

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.

446

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.

75.8%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$1.67M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$17K

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

+14.31%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$229

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
LOCKTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC2+ years Filed as: LOCKTON FINANCIAL ADVISORS LLC Service code 49 · EIN 20-3247391	Other Services	$56,097
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY2+ years Service code 13 · EIN 42-0127290	Contract Administrator	$18,141

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 participant contribution
Participant contribution per participant is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.
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

$18K

$20 / participant

Contract admin$18K100.0%

% of EOY assets

0.093%

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: STOUT, CAUSEY & HORNING, P.A.
Auditor EIN: 521743645
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Disclaimer

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$20,383

$80,177-74.6%

$123,894-83.5%

$57,658-64.6%

Participation rate

92.1%

74.4%+17.7pp

81.4%+10.7pp

70.2%+21.9pp

Annual return

11.00%

17.90%-6.9pp

47.52%-36.5pp

5.13%+5.9pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$5,200

$2,913+78.5%

$4,617+12.6%

$1,974+163.5%

Participant deferral / active EE

$1,868

$5,130-63.6%

$5,984-68.8%

$3,061-39.0%

Admin fee / account holder

$19

$106-82.2%

$8,357-99.8%

$95-80.0%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

LOCKTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC2+ years

Filed as: LOCKTON FINANCIAL ADVISORS LLC

Service code 49 · EIN 20-3247391

Other Services

$56,097

PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY2+ years

Service code 13 · EIN 42-0127290

Contract Administrator

$18,141

NT CONCEPTS 401(K) PLAN

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NT CONCEPTS 401(K) PLAN

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

Audit opinion