Retirement plan

SYSTEM STUDIES & SIMULATION, INC. 401(K) AND PROFIT SHARING/RETIREMENT PLAN

Name: SYSTEM STUDIES & SIMULATION, INC. - SYSTEM STUDIES & SIMULATION, INC. 401(K) AND PROFIT SHARING/RETIREMENT PLAN (2016) Form 5500
Creator: SYSTEM STUDIES & SIMULATION, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, SYSTEM STUDIES & SIMULATION, INC. 401(K) AND PROFIT SHARING/RETIREMENT PLAN, SYSTEM STUDIES & SIMULATION, INC.

SYSTEM STUDIES & SIMULATION, INC.EIN 63-1060391Plan #001PY 2016

615 DISCOVERY DRIVE - HUNTSVILLE, AL 35806256-539-1700

Prospect flagsLow returnsFailed to transmit contributionsFailed to provide benefitCorrective distributions

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Total assets (EOY)

$54.3M

+2.0% from 2015

Total participants

674

-4.1% from 2015

Average account balance

$89,382

+4.2% from 2015

Annual return

6.32%

+5.39 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

$62.45M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$131K

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.

477

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.

32.9%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$3.13M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$4K

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

+19.02%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$-118

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
CHAPPELLE CONSULTING GROUP,INC2+ years Service code 16 · EIN 74-2794194	Consulting	$22,500
HILL FOGG & ASSOCIATES, PC2+ years Service code 10 · EIN 63-0857231	Accounting	$19,665
KESTRA INVESTMENT SERVICES LLC1 year Filed as: KESTRA ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC FBO Service code 16 · EIN 35-2552359	Consulting	$7,500
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL2+ years Service code 37 · EIN 04-2647786	Loan Processing	-$47,506

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2F2G2J2K2T3D2E

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

4 tripped

OpportunityLow returns
Annual investment return is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.
ComplianceFailed to transmit contributions
Form 5500 reported a failure to timely transmit participant contributions (Schedule H line 4a).
ComplianceFailed to provide benefit
Form 5500 reported that benefits due were not provided when due.
ComplianceCorrective distributions
Plan reported corrective distributions (failed ADP/ACP testing).

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$3K

$6 / participant

Other / not subdivided$3K100.0%

% of EOY assets

0.005%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

0 / 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: HILL, FOGG, AND ASSOCIATES, PC
Auditor EIN: 630857231
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Disclaimer

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$89,382

$80,177+11.5%

$123,894-27.9%

$57,658+55.0%

Participation rate

84.3%

74.4%+9.8pp

81.4%+2.9pp

70.2%+14.1pp

Annual return

6.32%

17.90%-11.6pp

47.52%-41.2pp

5.13%+1.2pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$4,649

$2,913+59.6%

$4,617+0.7%

$1,974+135.5%

Participant deferral / active EE

$6,889

$5,130+34.3%

$5,984+15.1%

$3,061+125.1%

Admin fee / account holder

$106-96.1%

$8,357-100.0%

$95-95.6%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

CHAPPELLE CONSULTING GROUP,INC2+ years

Service code 16 · EIN 74-2794194

Consulting

$22,500

HILL FOGG & ASSOCIATES, PC2+ years

Service code 10 · EIN 63-0857231

Accounting

$19,665

KESTRA INVESTMENT SERVICES LLC1 year

Filed as: KESTRA ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC FBO

Service code 16 · EIN 35-2552359

Consulting

$7,500

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL2+ years

Service code 37 · EIN 04-2647786

Loan Processing

-$47,506

SYSTEM STUDIES & SIMULATION, INC. 401(K) AND PROFIT SHARING/RETIREMENT PLAN

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