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Tidwell Group, LLC401(k)

TIDWELL GROUP, LLC 401(K) PLAN · BIRMINGHAM, AL · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.47%

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

Tidwell Group, LLC reported $46,548 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.47% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $4,322 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 1 year on file its reported administrative ratio rose from 0.38% to 0.47%. 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 the 425th-largest of 902 plans among Alabama employers on file, and 7,490th of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2023, employees put in $1.99 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 140 to 160 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$11,638,987
Participants with balances178
Active participants160
Employer contributions$691,512
Employee contributions$1,375,561
Employer contribution per active participant$4,322
Average account balance$65,388
Benefits paid to participants$406,011
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorTHE HIGHLANDS ACCOUNTING GROUP, INC
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$0 · $263K emplr
2023$11.6M · 178 accts · $692K emplr
2022$8.3M · 170 accts · $637K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$46,548
Total administrative$46,548
The Tidwell Group, LLC 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$4,322
Median for plans this size$1,308
2023$4,322 per active participant
2022$4,553 per active participant

Tidwell Group, LLC's 2023 employer contribution ran above the $1,308 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 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20233
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER SMITH I · Investment advisory (plan)$26,986
AZALEA ADMINISTRATION LLC · Contract administrator$2,873

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

Administrative cost history3
2024Not separately reported
2023$46,548 · 0.47%
2022$31,091 · 0.38%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 271490692 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.