Retirement plan

THE CLARKE GROUP, INC. CASH OR DEFERRED PROFIT SHARING PLAN AND TRUST

Name: THE CLARKE GROUP, INC. - THE CLARKE GROUP, INC. CASH OR DEFERRED PROFIT SHARING PLAN AND TRUST (2018) Form 5500
Creator: THE CLARKE GROUP, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, THE CLARKE GROUP, INC. CASH OR DEFERRED PROFIT SHARING PLAN AND TRUST, THE CLARKE GROUP, INC.

THE CLARKE GROUP, INC.EIN 80-0315705Plan #001PY 2018

675 SIDWELL COURT - ST. CHARLES, IL 60174630-671-3148theclarkegroup.coLinkedIn1-10 employeesphilanthropy

Prospect flagsHigh feesCorrective distributions

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Total assets (EOY)

$21M

-9.2% from 2017

Total participants

217

+4.3% from 2017

Average account balance

$110,320

-16.4% from 2017

Annual return

-6.84%

-23.28 pp from 2017

Benchmarks

See 1,975 peers

Peer group

Industry32 - Manufacturing

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants100-249

Cohort1,975 peers

Snapshot2018

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$35.35M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$187K

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.

189

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.

86.6%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$1.98M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$13K

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

+13.13%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$162

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
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH2 years Filed as: MERRILL LYNCH CONSULTING SERVICES Service code 70 · EIN 94-1687665	Consulting Fees	$38,734
CROWE LLP1 year Filed as: CROWE HORWATH Service code 10 · EIN 35-0921680	Accounting	$11,500
MERIT BENEFITS GROUP, INC.1 year Filed as: MERIT BENEFITS GROUP, INC Service code 11 2001 MIDWEST ROAD · OAK BROOK, IL 60523	Actuarial	$5,071
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH4+ years Filed as: MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER AND S Service code 15 · EIN 13-5674085	Recordkeeping	$1,075

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K3H2T

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.
3H
Controlled group member
Plan sponsor(s) is (are) a member(s) of a controlled group (Code sections 414(b) (c) or (m)).

Opportunity flags

2 tripped

OpportunityHigh fees
Administrative expenses exceed $300 per participant per year - possible fee-review opportunity. (Recordkeeping / audit / legal; excludes investment management.)
ComplianceCorrective distributions
Plan reported corrective distributions (failed ADP/ACP testing).

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$61K

$341 / participant

Other / not subdivided$61K100.0%

% of EOY assets

0.293%

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: CROWE LLP
Auditor EIN: 350921680
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Disclaimer

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$110,320

$58,093+89.9%

$80,022+37.9%

$56,287+96.0%

Participation rate

85.0%

73.6%+11.4pp

75.8%+9.2pp

69.9%+15.1pp

Annual return

-6.84%

34.63%-41.5pp

11.22%-18.1pp

-9.96%+3.1pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$1,533

$1,933-20.7%

$2,468-37.9%

$2,111-27.4%

Participant deferral / active EE

$6,687

$3,136+113.2%

$3,686+81.4%

$3,350+99.6%

Admin fee / account holder

$323

$623-48.1%

$6,521-95.0%

$521-38.0%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH2 years

Filed as: MERRILL LYNCH CONSULTING SERVICES

Service code 70 · EIN 94-1687665

Consulting Fees

$38,734

CROWE LLP1 year

Filed as: CROWE HORWATH

Service code 10 · EIN 35-0921680

Accounting

$11,500

MERIT BENEFITS GROUP, INC.1 year

Filed as: MERIT BENEFITS GROUP, INC

Service code 11

2001 MIDWEST ROAD · OAK BROOK, IL 60523

Actuarial

$5,071

MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH4+ years

Filed as: MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER AND S

Service code 15 · EIN 13-5674085

Recordkeeping

$1,075

THE CLARKE GROUP, INC. CASH OR DEFERRED PROFIT SHARING PLAN AND TRUST

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