Retirement plan

THE MARLIN ALLIANCE, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN TRUST

Name: THE MARLIN ALLIANCE, INC. - THE MARLIN ALLIANCE, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN TRUST (2018) Form 5500
Creator: THE MARLIN ALLIANCE, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, THE MARLIN ALLIANCE, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN TRUST, THE MARLIN ALLIANCE, INC.

THE MARLIN ALLIANCE, INC.EIN 71-0899150Plan #001PY 2018

600 MARLIN LN - CARLSBAD, CA 920114685760-431-8610themarlinalliance.comLinkedIn51-200 employeesmanagement consulting

Prospect flagsHigh feesLow participationLow fidelity bond

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Total assets (EOY)

$946K

+7.4% from 2017

Total participants

+23.3% from 2017

Average account balance

$45,030

-23.3% from 2017

Annual return

-2.31%

-17.95 pp from 2017

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industry54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants25-99

Cohort25,535 peers

Snapshot2018

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$3.16M

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1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$72K

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.

72.1%

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1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$427K

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1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$7K

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Asset flow

BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY

Year

Annual return

Diverging bars; negative years highlighted

+33.75%

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1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$3435

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 codes2E2F2G2J2T3D

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.
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 participation
Participation rate is below 70% (account-balance holders / active employees) - enrollment or auto-enroll opportunity.
OpportunityHigh fees
Administrative expenses exceed $300 per participant per year - possible fee-review opportunity. (Recordkeeping / audit / legal; excludes investment management.)
ComplianceLow fidelity bond
Fidelity bond coverage is below the ERISA section 412 10%-of-assets minimum (capped at $500,000).

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$143K

$4322 / participant

Other / not subdivided$143K100.0%

% of EOY assets

15.084%

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

$45,030

$77,817-42.1%

$123,553-63.6%

$64,173-29.8%

Participation rate

51.5%

74.7%-23.2pp

82.3%-30.8pp

69.6%-18.1pp

Annual return

-2.31%

12.49%-14.8pp

119.21%-121.5pp

7.63%-9.9pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$1,576

$3,014-47.7%

$4,628-65.9%

$2,381-33.8%

Participant deferral / active EE

$5,165

$5,240-1.4%

$6,426-19.6%

$3,470+48.9%

Admin fee / account holder

$6,792

$5,519+23.1%

$9,284-26.8%

$4,887+39.0%

THE MARLIN ALLIANCE, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN TRUST

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