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Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP401(k)

SWANSON, MARTIN & BELL, LLP 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN · CHICAGO, IL · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.08%

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

Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP reported $67,851 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.08% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $11,472 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 0.07% to 0.08%. The plan sits in the $50M–$250M size bracket, benchmarked here against 10,352 comparable plans and shown alongside other professional & technical services employers. By assets it is the 601st-largest of 3,702 plans among Illinois employers on file, and the 1,608th of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2024, the employer put in $1.09 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$93,443,381
Participants with balances278
Active participants190
Employer contributions$2,179,587
Employee contributions$2,006,150
Employer contribution per active participant$11,472
Average account balance$336,127
Benefits paid to participants$3,559,088
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$93.4M · 278 accts · $2.2M emplr
2023$80.7M · 264 accts · $1.9M emplr
2022$73.1M · 244 accts · $1.9M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$67,851
Total administrative$67,851
The Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$11,472
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$11,472 per active participant
2023$10,286 per active participant
2022$10,934 per active participant

Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $3,635 median for plans its size, placing it in the top 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 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20242
HOWARD SIMON & ASSOCIATES, INC. · Plan administrator · Recordkeeping$48,556
MATRIX TRUST COMPANY · Custodial$2,588

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024HOWARD SIMON & ASSOCIATES, INC.
2023HOWARD SIMON & ASSOCIATES, INC.

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Administrative cost history3
2024$67,851 · 0.08%
2023$53,289 · 0.07%
2022$59,870 · 0.07%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 363825975 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.