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The Carswell Group, Inc. dba Independent Management Service401(k)

CARSWELL GROUP 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN · FENTON, MI · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.54%

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

The Carswell Group, Inc. dba Independent Management Service reported $40,834 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.54% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $955 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 0.64% to 0.54%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other real estate & leasing employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Michigan (1,722nd of 2,619), and 1,273rd of 2,096 in real estate & leasing. In 2024, employees put in $2.13 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$7,802,595
Participants with balances140
Active participants300
Employer contributions$286,429
Employee contributions$610,021
Employer contribution per active participant$955
Average account balance$55,733
Benefits paid to participants$1,308,914
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorSCHREIBER ADVISORS, P.C.
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$7.8M · 140 accts · $286K emplr
2023$7.4M · 137 accts · $268K emplr
2022$6.2M · 147 accts · $239K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$40,665
Total administrative$40,834
The The Carswell Group, Inc. dba Independent Management Service 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$955
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$955 per active participant
2023$902 per active participant
2022$873 per active participant

The Carswell Group, Inc. dba Independent Management Service's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $1,313 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 · 20243
JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Recordkeeping · Investment management$2,804
CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH · Investment advisory (participants)$9,975
RHL GROUP · Investment advisory (participants)$6,489

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024John Hancock
2023John Hancock

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Administrative cost history3
2024$40,834 · 0.54%
2023$43,592 · 0.64%
2022$42,319 · 0.64%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 382888423 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.