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Laird Noller Ford, Inc.401(k)

LAIRD NOLLER FORD RETIREMENT PLAN · TOPEKA, KS · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.44%

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

Laird Noller Ford, Inc. reported $45,422 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.44% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $465 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 0.31% to 0.36%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 26,779 comparable plans and shown alongside other retail trade employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Kansas (461st of 828), and the 2,395th of 5,215 in retail trade. In 2023, employees put in $6.44 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$11,299,916
Participants with balances150
Active participants263
Employer contributions$122,303
Employee contributions$787,771
Employer contribution per active participant$465
Average account balance$75,333
Benefits paid to participants$444,008
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorMIZE CPA'S INC.
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$11.2M · 144 accts · $128K emplr
2023$11.3M · 150 accts · $122K emplr
2022$9.4M · 156 accts · $123K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$17,220
Investment management$28,202
Total administrative$45,422
The Laird Noller Ford, Inc. 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$465
Median for plans this size$2,440
2024$327 per active participant
2023$465 per active participant
2022$470 per active participant

Laird Noller Ford, Inc.'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 · 20232
CPI QUALIFIED PLAN CONSULTANTS, INC · Recordkeeping · Pension consulting$17,220
CETERA ADVISOR NETWORKS LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$282,020

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024CPI QUALIFIED PLAN CONSULTANTS, INC
2023CPI QUALIFIED PLAN CONSULTANTS, INC

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Administrative cost history3
2024$40,291 · 0.36%
2023$45,422 · 0.44%
2022$30,926 · 0.31%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 480668109 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.