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Ga Business Purchaser, LLC dba Guardian Alarm401(k)

GUARDIAN ALARM COMPANY 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN & TRUST · SOUTHFIELD, MI · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.41%

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

Ga Business Purchaser, LLC dba Guardian Alarm reported $74,465 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.41% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $749 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 fell from 0.43% to 0.08%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 26,779 comparable plans and shown alongside other administrative & support services employers. By assets it is the 1,034th-largest of 2,619 plans among Michigan employers on file, and the 615th of 2,534 in administrative & support services. In 2023, employees put in $3.86 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 462 to 405 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$20,030,841
Participants with balances267
Active participants405
Employer contributions$303,152
Employee contributions$1,169,263
Employer contribution per active participant$749
Average account balance$75,022
Benefits paid to participants$1,520,613
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorRSM US LLP
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$19.9M · 288 accts · $319K emplr
2023$20.0M · 267 accts · $303K emplr
2022$16.7M · 262 accts · $304K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$38,141
Investment management$28,646
Audit (IQPA)$6,173
Total administrative$74,465
The Ga Business Purchaser, LLC dba Guardian Alarm 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$749
Median for plans this size$2,440
2024$821 per active participant
2023$749 per active participant
2022$658 per active participant

Ga Business Purchaser, LLC dba Guardian Alarm's 2023 employer contribution ran below the $2,440 median for plans its size, in the bottom 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 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20233
SENTINEL BENEFITS GROUP, INC. · Recordkeeping · Consulting$38,141
FIDELITY TRUST COMPANY · Recordkeeping · Custodial (securities)$7,678
SENTINEL PENSION ADVISORS · Consulting · Investment advisory (participants)$28,646

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$16,221 · 0.08%
2023$74,465 · 0.41%
2022$79,285 · 0.43%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 814849018 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.