Retirement plan

ARETE ASSOCIATES 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN

Name: ARETE ASSOCIATES - ARETE ASSOCIATES 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN (2022) Form 5500
Creator: ARETE ASSOCIATES
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, ARETE ASSOCIATES 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN, ARETE ASSOCIATES

ARETE ASSOCIATESEIN 95-2954108Plan #002PY 2022

9301 CORBIN AVE - NORTHRIDGE, CA 91324818-885-2295

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1 filing

#003Retirement-$62.5M assets

Prospect flagsLow returns

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Total assets (EOY)

$144.2M

-5.9% from 2016

Total participants

596

0.0% from 2016

Average account balance

$245,216

-4.4% from 2016

Annual return

-20.54%

-5.98 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

See 3,158 peers

Peer group

Industry54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants250-999

Cohort3,158 peers

Snapshot2022

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$193.66M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$308K

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.

628

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.

96.4%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$7.89M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$19K

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

+16.18%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$125

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 3 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
BENEFIT FINACIAL SERVICES GROUP5 years Service code 16 2040 MAIN STREET · IRVINE, CA 92614	Consulting	$65,528
T ROWE PRICE RPS INC8+ years Service code 15 100 EAST PRATT STREET · BALTIMORE, MD 21202	Recordkeeping	$1,880
T ROWE PRICE RPS INC1 year Filed as: T ROWE PRICE RPS INC. Service code 15	Recordkeeping	$0

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

1 tripped

OpportunityLow returns
Annual investment return is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$67K

$174 / participant

Other / not subdivided$67K100.0%

% of EOY assets

0.047%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

0 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Unqualified opinion

Auditor signed off without reservation - the cleanest possible opinion.

Auditor firm: BEESON, HOFFMAN & SIDDALL, INC.
Auditor EIN: 953654092
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Unqualified

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$245,216

$82,188+198.4%

$125,401+95.5%

$64,829+278.3%

Participation rate

97.9%

77.9%+20.0pp

82.4%+15.5pp

71.5%+26.5pp

Annual return

-20.54%

3.50%-24.0pp

572.53%-593.1pp

32.85%-53.4pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$6,310

$3,617+74.4%

$4,816+31.0%

$2,507+151.7%

Participant deferral / active EE

$11,877

$7,177+65.5%

$7,448+59.5%

$4,312+175.5%

Admin fee / account holder

$115

$163-29.8%

$10,008-98.9%

$188-39.0%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

BENEFIT FINACIAL SERVICES GROUP5 years

Service code 16

2040 MAIN STREET · IRVINE, CA 92614

Consulting

$65,528

T ROWE PRICE RPS INC8+ years

Service code 15

100 EAST PRATT STREET · BALTIMORE, MD 21202

Recordkeeping

$1,880

T ROWE PRICE RPS INC1 year

Filed as: T ROWE PRICE RPS INC.

Service code 15

Recordkeeping

ARETE ASSOCIATES 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN

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ARETE ASSOCIATES 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN

Summary metrics

Benchmarksi

Analytics

Service providersi

Plan features & details

Opportunity flagsi

Expense breakdowni

Audit opinioni

Benchmarks

Service providers

Opportunity flags

Expense breakdown

Audit opinion

Benchmarks

Service providers

Opportunity flags

Expense breakdown

Audit opinion