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M S Benbow & Associates401(k)

M S BENBOW & ASSOCIATES 401(K) PLAN · METAIRIE, LA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.03%

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

M S Benbow & Associates reported $5,106 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.03% of average plan assets, lower than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $1,778 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 0.06% to 0.03%. 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 260th-largest of 884 plans among Louisiana employers on file, and the 5,701st of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2024, employees put in $3.93 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 105 to 147 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$19,229,113
Participants with balances169
Active participants147
Employer contributions$261,391
Employee contributions$1,026,344
Employer contribution per active participant$1,778
Average account balance$113,782
Benefits paid to participants$1,171,930
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorWEGMANN DAZET, APC
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$19.2M · 169 accts · $261K emplr
2023$15.5M · 142 accts · $201K emplr
2022$12.4M · 135 accts · $159K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$5,106
Total administrative$5,106
The M S Benbow & Associates 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,778
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$1,778 per active participant
2023$1,664 per active participant
2022$1,512 per active participant

M S Benbow & Associates's 2024 employer contribution ran below 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.

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 · 20241
SCP RETIREMENT SERVICES LLC · Other servicesindirect comp

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$5,106 · 0.03%
2023$4,573 · 0.03%
2022$7,687 · 0.06%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 720838753 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.