Retirement plan

STERN & COMPANY, LLC

Name: STERN & COMPANY, LLC - STERN & COMPANY, LLC (2025) Form 5500
Creator: STERN & COMPANY, LLC
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, STERN & COMPANY, LLC, STERN & COMPANY, LLC

STERN & COMPANY, LLCEIN 90-0919040Plan #002PY 2025

2001 CROCKER ROAD, #130 - WESTLAKE, OH 44145440-239-4200

Prospect flagsLow returnsHigh feesHigh assets / participantLow fidelity bond

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Total assets (EOY)

$2.7M

+11.7% from 2024

Total participants

+16.7% from 2024

Average account balance

$382,072

-4.3% from 2024

Annual return

8.34%

+2.42 pp from 2024

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industry42 - Wholesale Trade

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants<25

Cohort18,217 peers

Snapshot2025

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$2.67M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$382K

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.

175.0%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$80K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$20K

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

+8.34%

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1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$2282

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 codes2A2E2F2G2J3D

Plan features

2A
Age/service weighted or new comparability plan
Age/service weighted plan where allocations are based on age service or age and service; or new comparability or similar plan where allocations are based on participant classifications consisting entirely or predominantly of highly compensated employees or the plan provides an additional allocation rate on compensation above a specified threshold that exceeds the permitted disparity limits of Code section 401(l).
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.
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

4 tripped

OpportunityHigh fees
Administrative expenses exceed $300 per participant per year - possible fee-review opportunity. (Recordkeeping / audit / legal; excludes investment management.)
OpportunityLow returns
Annual investment return is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.
ComplianceLow fidelity bond
Fidelity bond coverage is below the ERISA section 412 10%-of-assets minimum (capped at $500,000).
InformationalHigh assets / participant
Assets per participant exceed $250,000 - top-decile high-value plan.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$16K

$3993 / participant

Other / not subdivided$16K100.0%

% of EOY assets

0.597%

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

$382,072

$178,174+114.4%

$156,181+144.6%

$137,256+178.4%

Participation rate

100.0%

82.0%+18.0pp

78.8%+21.2pp

80.0%+20.0pp

Annual return

8.34%

84.19%-75.9pp

64.87%-56.5pp

220.34%-212.0pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$1,730

$4,972-65.2%

$4,294-59.7%

$4,156-58.4%

Participant deferral / active EE

$18,260

$6,888+165.1%

$6,132+197.8%

$6,407+185.0%

Admin fee / account holder

$2,282

$17,404-86.9%

$14,586-84.4%

$12,270-81.4%

STERN & COMPANY, LLC

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