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Law Bulletin Media401(k)

LAW BULLETIN MEDIA EMPLOYEES PROFIT SHARING PLAN & TRUST · CHICAGO, IL · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.31%

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

Law Bulletin Media reported $50,600 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.31% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $649 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 has held roughly steady near 0.31%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 26,779 comparable plans and shown alongside other information & media employers. By assets it is the 1,800th-largest of 3,702 plans among Illinois employers on file, and the 1,092nd of 2,199 in information & media. In 2023, employees put in $9.74 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$17,952,080
Participants with balances155
Active participants109
Employer contributions$70,716
Employee contributions$689,104
Employer contribution per active participant$649
Average account balance$115,820
Benefits paid to participants$1,436,726
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history2
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2023$18.0M · 155 accts · $71K emplr
2022$14.6M · 145 accts · $65K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$25,449
Investment management$25,151
Total administrative$50,600
The Law Bulletin Media 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$649
Median for plans this size$2,440
2023$649 per active participant
2022$755 per active participant

Law Bulletin Media'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
CERITY PARTNERS · Investment advisory (plan)$25,151

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

Administrative cost history2
2023$50,600 · 0.31%
2022$45,652 · 0.32%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 361368690 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.