Retirement plan

METHODS, INC. RETIREMENT PLAN

Name: METHODS, INC. - METHODS, INC. RETIREMENT PLAN (2017) 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 2017

11410 CEDAR PARK AVENUE - BATON ROUGE, LA 70809225-928-3936

Prospect flagsHigh fees

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Total assets (EOY)

$705K

-25.8% from 2016

Total participants

0.0% from 2016

Average account balance

$58,711

-25.8% from 2016

Annual return

10.54%

+5.74 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industry54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants<25

Cohort114,324 peers

Snapshot2017

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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

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

+14.10%

Not enough data

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

1 tripped

OpportunityHigh fees
Administrative expenses exceed $300 per participant per year - possible fee-review opportunity. (Recordkeeping / audit / legal; excludes investment management.)

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$396K

$39562 / participant

Other / not subdivided$396K100.0%

% of EOY assets

56.154%

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

$58,711

$150,447-61.0%

$136,298-56.9%

$147,586-60.2%

Participation rate

100.0%

84.4%+15.6pp

81.9%+18.1pp

82.8%+17.2pp

Annual return

10.54%

1049.15%-1038.6pp

5156.27%-5145.7pp

578.59%-568.0pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$1,406

$5,256-73.3%

$4,696-70.1%

$4,876-71.2%

Participant deferral / active EE

$3,600

$6,631-45.7%

$6,247-42.4%

$5,439-33.8%

Admin fee / account holder

$32,968

$10,906+202.3%

$9,244+256.6%

$10,886+202.9%

METHODS, INC. RETIREMENT PLAN

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