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Cole Schotz P.C.401(k)

COLE SCHOTZ P.C. PROFIT-SHARING AND 401(K)PLAN · HACKENSACK, NJ · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.16%

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

Cole Schotz P.C. reported $209,314 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.16% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $12,341 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 3 years on file its reported administrative ratio has held roughly steady near 0.16%. The plan sits in the $50M–$250M size bracket, benchmarked here against 10,352 comparable plans and shown alongside other professional & technical services employers. By assets it is the 294th-largest of 2,419 plans among New Jersey employers on file, and the 1,146th of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2024, the employer put in $1.04 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves; active participation has grown from 258 to 361 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$136,497,261
Participants with balances393
Active participants361
Employer contributions$4,455,207
Employee contributions$4,296,341
Employer contribution per active participant$12,341
Average account balance$347,321
Benefits paid to participants$8,667,817
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$136.5M · 393 accts · $4.5M emplr
2023$121.3M · 392 accts · $4.2M emplr
2022$106.7M · 368 accts · $3.8M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$35,047
Investment management$156,057
Audit (IQPA)$18,210
Total administrative$209,314
The Cole Schotz P.C. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$12,341
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$12,341 per active participant
2023$11,751 per active participant
2022$14,830 per active participant

Cole Schotz P.C.'s 2024 employer contribution ran above the $3,635 median for plans its size, placing it in the top quarter of its peers. 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 · 20244
MORGAN STANLEY · Investment advisory (plan)$227,754
NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL · Contract administrator$22,300
CITRIN COOPERMAN & COMPANY LLP · Accounting / audit$18,210
CAPITAL GROUP RETIREMENT PLAN SERVI$12,747

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$209,314 · 0.16%
2023$192,578 · 0.17%
2022$186,893 · 0.17%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 222113414 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.