Directions Research, Inc.401(k)
DIRECTIONS RESEARCH, INC 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN · CINCINNATI, OH · plan year 2024
Peer grade: B+ · admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works
Directions Research, Inc. reported $82,949 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.17% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $3,346 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 0.169%. 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 the 637th-largest of 3,295 plans among Ohio employers on file, and the 2,662nd of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2024, employees put in $3.89 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 229 to 190 since 2022.
Directions Research, Inc.'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.
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Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 311236894 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.