Retirement plan

METHODS, INC. RETIREMENT PLAN

Name: METHODS, INC. - METHODS, INC. RETIREMENT PLAN (2024) Form 5500
Creator: METHODS, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, METHODS, INC. RETIREMENT PLAN, METHODS, INC.

METHODS, INC.EIN 72-1185443Plan #001PY 2024

12383 HWY. 431 - SAINT AMANT, LA 70774225-928-3936

Prospect flagsHigh feesLow fidelity bond

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Total assets (EOY)

$933K

+19.0% from 2023

Total participants

-8.3% from 2023

Average account balance

$93,266

+42.8% from 2023

Annual return

14.10%

-2.49 pp from 2023

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industry54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants<25

Cohort143,710 peers

Snapshot2024

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$933K

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$93K

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.

142.9%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$47K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$7K

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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

+14.10%

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1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$1090

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 codes3D2G2E2F2T2J

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

2 tripped

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

$11K

$1556 / participant

Other / not subdivided$11K100.0%

% of EOY assets

1.168%

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

$93,266

$160,040-41.7%

$147,096-36.6%

$145,877-36.1%

Participation rate

85.7%

84.0%+1.7pp

82.2%+3.5pp

80.3%+5.4pp

Annual return

14.10%

98.49%-84.4pp

419.75%-405.6pp

551.28%-537.2pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$1,220

$5,289-76.9%

$4,936-75.3%

$4,663-73.8%

Participant deferral / active EE

$5,513

$8,429-34.6%

$8,071-31.7%

$6,691-17.6%

Admin fee / account holder

$1,090

$15,050-92.8%

$13,005-91.6%

$13,402-91.9%

METHODS, INC. RETIREMENT PLAN

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Analytics

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Service providers

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