Retirement plan

MERLINE & MEACHAM, P.A. 401(K) PROFIT-SHARING PLAN AND TRUST AGREEMENT

Name: MERLINE & MEACHAM, P.A. - MERLINE & MEACHAM, P.A. 401(K) PROFIT-SHARING PLAN AND TRUST AGREEMENT (2017) Form 5500
Creator: MERLINE & MEACHAM, P.A.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, MERLINE & MEACHAM, P.A. 401(K) PROFIT-SHARING PLAN AND TRUST AGREEMENT, MERLINE & MEACHAM, P.A.

MERLINE & MEACHAM, P.A.EIN 57-0641637Plan #001PY 2017

PO BOX 10796 - GREENVILLE, SC 296030796864-242-4080merlineandmeacham.comLinkedIn11-50 employeeslaw practice

Prospect flagsHigh feesHigh assets / participant

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Total assets (EOY)

$6.4M

+19.9% from 2016

Total participants

+9.1% from 2016

Average account balance

$533,817

+9.9% from 2016

Annual return

15.68%

+6.93 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

See 114,325 peers

Peer group

Industry54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants<25

Cohort114,325 peers

Snapshot2017

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$12.61M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$600K

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.

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.

123.5%

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1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$485K

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1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$29K

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1 years with per-participant contribution data

Asset flow

BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY

Year

Annual return

Diverging bars; negative years highlighted

+11.68%

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Admin fee / account holder

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

$3878

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

0 years with F_SCH_H allocation on file

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Service providers

Providers data not reported

Schedule C was not filed on this plan's most recent Form 5500, so no compensated service providers are available to display.

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2R3D

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.
2R
Participant-directed brokerage accounts
Participant-directed brokerage accounts provided as an investment option under the plan.
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.)
InformationalHigh assets / participant
Assets per participant exceed $250,000 - top-decile high-value plan.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$38K

$3430 / participant

Other / not subdivided$38K100.0%

% of EOY assets

0.589%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

0 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

No opinion code on file for this filing.

Auditor firm: (not reported)
Auditor EIN: -
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: -

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$533,817

$150,446+254.8%

$136,297+291.7%

$147,585+261.7%

Participation rate

100.0%

84.4%+15.6pp

81.9%+18.1pp

82.8%+17.2pp

Annual return

15.68%

1049.14%-1033.5pp

5156.19%-5140.5pp

578.58%-562.9pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$14,805

$5,256+181.7%

$4,696+215.3%

$4,876+203.6%

Participant deferral / active EE

$5,823

$6,631-12.2%

$6,247-6.8%

$5,439+7.1%

Admin fee / account holder

$3,145

$10,906-71.2%

$9,244-66.0%

$10,886-71.1%

MERLINE & MEACHAM, P.A. 401(K) PROFIT-SHARING PLAN AND TRUST AGREEMENT

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