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The Ogden Newspapers, Inc401(k)

THE OGDEN NEWSPAPERS, INC. 401(K) PLAN · WHEELING, WV · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.13%

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

The Ogden Newspapers, Inc reported $150,294 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.13% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $389 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 0.15% to 0.13%. The plan sits in the $50M–$250M size bracket, benchmarked here against 10,352 comparable plans and shown alongside other information & media employers. By assets it is the 19th-largest of 265 plans among West Virginia employers on file, and the 284th of 2,199 in information & media. In 2024, employees put in $8.80 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 1,694 to 887 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$114,907,765
Participants with balances1,357
Active participants887
Employer contributions$344,964
Employee contributions$3,035,506
Employer contribution per active participant$389
Average account balance$84,678
Benefits paid to participants$13,365,930
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorSCHNEIDER DOWN & CO., INC
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$114.9M · 1,357 accts · $345K emplr
2023$109.4M · 1,428 accts · $356K emplr
2022$99.5M · 1,462 accts
The The Ogden Newspapers, Inc 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$389
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$389 per active participant
2023$372 per active participant

The Ogden Newspapers, Inc's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $3,635 median for plans its size, in the bottom 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.

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CREATIVE PLANNING · Investment advisory (plan)$14,400
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SCHNEIDER DOWN & CO, INC · Consulting$7,000

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024Vanguard
2023Vanguard

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Administrative cost history3
2024$150,294 · 0.13%
2023$171,314 · 0.16%
2022$167,923 · 0.15%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 550776319 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.