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Bernier Carr and Associates401(k)

BERNIER CARR AND ASSOCIATES 401(K) PLAN · WATERTOWN, NY · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.51%

Peer grade: C+ · admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works

Bernier Carr and Associates reported $58,554 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.51% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $2,556 per active participant. This ratio covers administrative expenses reported on the plan's Schedule H only; fund-level expense ratios are not included in public structured data — see methodology.

Across the 2 years on file its reported administrative ratio rose from 0.04% to 0.51%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other professional & technical services employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in New York (3,231st of 5,648), and 7,168th of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2024, employees put in $2.74 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 87 to 121 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$12,747,445
Participants with balances150
Active participants121
Employer contributions$309,264
Employee contributions$848,789
Employer contribution per active participant$2,556
Average account balance$84,983
Benefits paid to participants$253,883
Plan auditQualified audit opinion
AuditorCROWLEY & HALLORAN, CPAS, P.C.
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$12.7M · 150 accts · $309K emplr
2023$10.4M · 134 accts · $252K emplr
2022$10.5M · 116 accts · $228K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$58,554
Total administrative$58,554
The Bernier Carr and Associates 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,556
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$2,556 per active participant
2023$2,338 per active participant
2022$2,621 per active participant

Bernier Carr and Associates's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $2,416 median for plans its size. Filings report dollars actually contributed, not the match formula; the formula itself (for example, 50% of the first 6% of pay) lives in the plan's summary plan description from HR.

What these fees cost you

Annual cost at the plan's reported 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20242
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$58,553
WILSHIRE ADVISORS LLC · Investment advisory (plan)indirect comp

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Administrative cost history3
2024$58,554 · 0.51%
2023$36,872 · 0.35%
2022$4,490 · 0.04%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 161337922 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.