Retirement plan

AMERICAN LEARNING SYSTEMS SAVINGS PLAN

Name: AMERICAN LEARNING SYSTEMS, INC - AMERICAN LEARNING SYSTEMS SAVINGS PLAN (2016) Form 5500
Creator: AMERICAN LEARNING SYSTEMS, INC
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, AMERICAN LEARNING SYSTEMS SAVINGS PLAN, AMERICAN LEARNING SYSTEMS, INC

AMERICAN LEARNING SYSTEMS, INCEIN 59-1235428Plan #001PY 2016

12200 W BROWARD BOULEVARD - PLANTATION, FL 33325954-472-0022LinkedIn501-1000 employeese-learning

Prospect flagsLow returnsLow assets / participantCorrective distributions

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Total assets (EOY)

$16.7M

No prior year

Total participants

740

No prior year

Average account balance

$22,629

No prior year

Annual return

-0.74%

No prior year

Benchmarks

See 936 peers

Peer group

Industry61 - Educational Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants250-999

Cohort936 peers

Snapshot2016

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$46.64M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$44K

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.

1,066

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.

99.5%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$4.57M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$5K

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

+11.45%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$154

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 1 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
ASCENSUS LLC1+ years Filed as: ASCENSUS Service code 15 · EIN 11-3665754	Recordkeeping	$7,479

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2J2K2F2G2T3D

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

3 tripped

OpportunityLow returns
Annual investment return 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.
ComplianceCorrective distributions
Plan reported corrective distributions (failed ADP/ACP testing).

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$7K

$13 / participant

Contract admin$7K100.0%
Other / not subdivided$20.0%

% of EOY assets

0.045%

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: BURTON & COMPANY
Auditor EIN: 592063797
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Disclaimer

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$22,629

$68,408-66.9%

$57,196-60.4%

$57,658-60.8%

Participation rate

99.6%

79.1%+20.5pp

75.3%+24.3pp

70.2%+29.4pp

Annual return

-0.74%

8.51%-9.2pp

14.59%-15.3pp

5.13%-5.9pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$964

$2,869-66.4%

$2,683-64.1%

$1,974-51.1%

Participant deferral / active EE

$2,468

$2,903-15.0%

$3,096-20.3%

$3,061-19.4%

Admin fee / account holder

$10

$70-85.4%

$3,141-99.7%

$95-89.3%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

ASCENSUS LLC1+ years

Filed as: ASCENSUS

Service code 15 · EIN 11-3665754

Recordkeeping

$7,479

AMERICAN LEARNING SYSTEMS SAVINGS PLAN

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AMERICAN LEARNING SYSTEMS SAVINGS PLAN

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