Retirement plan

FIRST STEP 401(K) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN & TRUST

Name: FIRST STEP, INC. - FIRST STEP 401(K) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN & TRUST (2016) Form 5500
Creator: FIRST STEP, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, FIRST STEP 401(K) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN & TRUST, FIRST STEP, INC.

FIRST STEP, INC.EIN 71-0307372Plan #001PY 2016

PO BOX 2440 - HOT SPRINGS, AR 71914501-609-9338

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#002Retirement-$42K assets

Prospect flagsLow participation

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Filed September 30, 2024 (most recent of 2 filings on file)

Plan administrator

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PO Box 2440

Hot Springs, AR 71914

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Plans declared (1)

First Steps 457(f) Plan1 emp

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Total assets (EOY)

$10.6M

+16.8% from 2015

Total participants

1,070

-1.6% from 2015

Average account balance

$18,441

+4.6% from 2015

Annual return

6.37%

+8.49 pp from 2015

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industry62 - Health Care and Social Assistance

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants1,000-4,999

Cohort1,286 peers

Snapshot2016

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$14.16M

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1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$36K

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1 years with per-participant data

Participants with account balance

Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.

392

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1 years with headcount on file

Eligible Participants and Participation

Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.

57.5%

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1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$1.45M

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1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$3K

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Asset flow

BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY

Year

Annual return

Diverging bars; negative years highlighted

+7.39%

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1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$269

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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
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL2+ years Service code 37 · EIN 04-2647786	Loan Processing	$72,393
LAWING FINANCIAL2+ years Service code 27 6201 COLLEGE BLVD · OVERLAND PARK, KS 66211	Advisory (Plan)	$31,295

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

1 tripped

OpportunityLow participation
Participation rate is below 70% (account-balance holders / active employees) - enrollment or auto-enroll opportunity.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$159K

$156 / participant

Investment mgmt$58K36.5%
Other / not subdivided$101K63.5%

% of EOY assets

1.498%

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: BANKS CPA, PLLC
Auditor EIN: 208153372
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Disclaimer

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$18,441

$37,213-50.4%

$156,551-88.2%

$63,975-71.2%

Participation rate

51.1%

65.0%-13.9pp

84.0%-32.9pp

71.1%-20.0pp

Annual return

6.37%

47.89%-41.5pp

32.23%-25.9pp

48.65%-42.3pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$692

$1,357-49.0%

$5,501-87.4%

$2,182-68.3%

Participant deferral / active EE

$872

$2,070-57.9%

$4,871-82.1%

$3,356-74.0%

Admin fee / account holder

$276

$56+390.5%

$13,028-97.9%

$70+292.2%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL2+ years

Service code 37 · EIN 04-2647786

Loan Processing

$72,393

LAWING FINANCIAL2+ years

Service code 27

6201 COLLEGE BLVD · OVERLAND PARK, KS 66211

Advisory (Plan)

$31,295

FIRST STEP 401(K) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN & TRUST

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