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The Clearing, Inc.401(k)

THE CLEARING 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN · WASHINGTON, DC · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.84%

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

The Clearing, Inc. reported $73,431 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.84% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $4,188 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 0.76% to 0.84%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other professional & technical services employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in District of Columbia (452nd of 618), and 8,184th of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2024, employees put in $2.25 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$9,404,382
Participants with balances160
Active participants108
Employer contributions$452,355
Employee contributions$1,015,717
Employer contribution per active participant$4,188
Average account balance$58,777
Benefits paid to participants$1,594,635
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$9.4M · 160 accts · $452K emplr
2023$8.0M · 160 accts · $435K emplr
2022$7.3M · 146 accts · $386K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$50,568
Audit (IQPA)$22,863
Total administrative$73,431
The The Clearing, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$4,188
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$4,188 per active participant
2023$3,375 per active participant
2022$3,480 per active participant

The Clearing, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran above the $1,313 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 · 20245
GLOBAL RETIREMENT PARTNERS, LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$13,094
EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC · Investment management$9,769
RETIREMENT BENEFIT SOLUTIONS, LLC · Contract administrator$1,500
THE LEADERS GROUP INCindirect 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$73,431 · 0.84%
2023$52,268 · 0.69%
2022$59,999 · 0.76%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 261287688 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.