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Protection Strategies, Inc.401(k)

PROTECTION STRATEGIES, INC. 401(K) PLAN · KNOXVILLE, TN · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.71%

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

Protection Strategies, Inc. reported $42,112 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.71% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $1,109 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 0.60% to 0.72%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 22,307 comparable plans and shown alongside other professional & technical services employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Tennessee (992nd of 1,496), and 9,268th of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2023, employees put in $2.15 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 206 to 262 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$6,317,693
Participants with balances197
Active participants262
Employer contributions$290,665
Employee contributions$623,957
Employer contribution per active participant$1,109
Average account balance$32,070
Benefits paid to participants$1,006,058
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorCOULTER & JUSTUS, P. C.
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$6.2M · 220 accts · $357K emplr
2023$6.3M · 197 accts · $291K emplr
2022$5.5M · 191 accts · $288K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Investment management$42,112
Total administrative$42,112
The Protection Strategies, Inc. 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$1,109
Median for plans this size$1,308
2024$1,182 per active participant
2023$1,109 per active participant
2022$1,399 per active participant

Protection Strategies, Inc.'s 2023 employer contribution ran below the $1,308 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 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20233
CAPITAL GROUP RETIREMENT PLAN SERV · Recordkeeping$16,235
PYA WALTMAN CAPITAL LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$18,988
ERISA SERVICES INC · Contract administrator$4,225

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024CAPITAL GROUP RETIREMENT PLAN SERV
2023CAPITAL GROUP RETIREMENT PLAN SERV

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Administrative cost history3
2024$44,842 · 0.72%
2023$42,112 · 0.71%
2022$35,079 · 0.60%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 522126333 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.