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Winston Cole, LLC401(k)

WINSTON COLE RETIREMENT PLAN · DENVER, CO · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.42%

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

Winston Cole, LLC reported $30,663 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.42% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,439 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 0.60% to 0.42%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other retail trade employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Colorado (874th of 1,461), and 3,030th of 5,215 in retail trade. In 2024, employees put in $2.91 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 85 to 110 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$8,054,588
Participants with balances123
Active participants110
Employer contributions$268,321
Employee contributions$782,089
Employer contribution per active participant$2,439
Average account balance$65,484
Benefits paid to participants$592,600
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorBERGANKDV,LTD.
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$8.1M · 123 accts · $268K emplr
2023$6.6M · 202 accts · $331K emplr
2022$7.9M · 111 accts · $189K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$17,992
Investment management$5,933
Trustee / custodial$5,935
Total administrative$30,663
The Winston Cole, LLC 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,439
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$2,439 per active participant
2023$3,244 per active participant
2022$2,219 per active participant

Winston Cole, LLC'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 · 20241
BOKF, NA · Custodial (securities) · Trustee$29,863

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$30,663 · 0.42%
2023$47,423 · 0.65%
2022$51,820 · 0.60%
Similar plansRetail Trade · Colorado
Hight Enterprises, LTD CO$8.8M · 0.02%
Grand Auto, Inc. CO$8.2M · 0.52%
Heuberger Motors, Inc. CO$7.7M · 0.83%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 882943416 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.