Recon Management Services Inc. 401(k) Review & Grade
Recon 401k Plan
Sulphur, LAProfessional, Scientific & Technical Services651 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$2,429Employer $ per active participant
$7,719Employee $ saved per active participant
0.34%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$60.7MNet plan assets, end of year
$72,169Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity20.0 / 5040th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost8.9 / 2536th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving5.9 / 1540th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
Total score45 / 100 · Grade C
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Professional, Scientific & Technical Services plans with 500–2,499 active participants (1,469 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 40th |
| Lower admin cost | 36th |
| Employee saving | 40th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 48% |
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Red flags from the filing
No red flags were reported on this filing's compliance questions.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Recon Management Services put in about $2,429 per active participant, below the typical peer ($3,082). 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.
- Fund expense ratios aren't in the filing. Look them up in your 404(a)(5) fee disclosure and favor low-cost index or target-date funds.
- 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 | $1,581,565 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $5,025,121 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $455,294 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $199,407 |
| Contract administrator fees | $14,418 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $184,989 |
| Benefits paid out | $7,685,528 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $55.1M / $60.7M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 622 / 680 |
| Participants with account balances | 841 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Steven R Derouen & Associates, LLC |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Future Capital | $101,023 reported compensation |
| American United Life Insurance Co | $92,363 reported compensation |
| Edward D Jones and Co | $83,966 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251015130731NAL0002339939001, received 2025-10-15, EIN 72-1290983, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.