Baer's Furniture Company, Inc. 401(k) Review & Grade
Baer's Furniture Company, Inc. Cash Or Deferred Profit Sharing Plan
Pompano Beach, FLRetail Trade656 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$341Employer $ per active participant
$2,758Employee $ saved per active participant
0.85%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$17.7MNet plan assets, end of year
$23,835Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity13.2 / 5026th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost2.2 / 259th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving6.8 / 1546th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
- Red-flag deductions-3 pts1 issue reported on the filing
Total score29 / 100 · Grade F
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Retail Trade plans with 500–2,499 active participants (719 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 26th |
| Lower admin cost | 9th |
| Employee saving | 46th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 48% |
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Red flags from the filing
Corrective distributions: the plan refunded $2,743 in contributions, which usually means it failed annual nondiscrimination testing.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Baer's Furniture Company put in about $341 per active participant, below the typical peer ($743). Any match is still an instant return, so contribute enough to get all of it.
- The filing shows total dollars, not the match formula. Ask HR for the Summary Plan Description so you know the exact match and vesting schedule.
- Direct plan expenses (0.85% of assets) are well above similar-size plans (0.23%). Check your annual fee disclosure, choose low-cost index funds if you can, and think about whether savings beyond the match belong in an IRA.
- The plan auto-enrolls employees. Check your default contribution rate. Defaults are often lower than what it takes to get the full match.
- Changing jobs? You can usually leave the money in the plan, move it to your new employer's plan, or roll it into an IRA. Don't cash out: you'd owe taxes and possibly a 10% penalty.
The raw numbers from the filing
| Employer contributions | $223,444 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $1,807,997 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $65,628 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $140,031 |
| Contract administrator fees | $49,321 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $36,671 |
| Benefits paid out | $1,433,564 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $15.1M / $17.7M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 667 / 644 |
| Participants with account balances | 743 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Jacobs & Company, LLP |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Ingham & Company | $136,008 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251009120601NAL0003892467001, received 2025-10-09, EIN 59-1212401, plan #003, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.