Retail Specialists 401(K) Plan — Form 5500 plan (Empire Marketing Strategies, Inc.)

Plain-English plan summary

According to public Form 5500 filings published through the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) via the EFAST2 system, Retail Specialists 401(K) Plan is a benefit plan reported by Empire Marketing Strategies, Inc. under EIN 31-1133276 and plan number 001. The latest loaded filing year is 2023. The filing reports 1,857 participants and $66,961,255 in end-of-year plan assets, where available in the loaded dataset.

Key reported metrics

Plan sponsor
Empire Marketing Strategies, Inc.
EIN
31-1133276
Plan number
001
Plan type
3
Location
Blue Ash, OH
Latest filing year
2023
Participants
1,857
End-of-year plan assets
$66,961,255

Form 5500 filing history

Filings loaded for this plan
Filing yearParticipantsSchedulesFiling
20231,857H, C20241014112554NAL0045787792001

Reported financial statement (2023 · Schedule H)

Net assets

Total assets (EOY)
$66,961,255
Total liabilities (EOY)
$0
Net assets (EOY)
$66,961,255
Net assets (BOY)
$57,644,683

Income & contributions

Employer contributions
$1,907,750
Participant contributions
$4,885,337
Total contributions
$7,925,153
Total income / additions
$16,754,339

Expenses & distributions

Benefits paid
$7,218,430
Administrative expenses
$225,178
Total expenses
$7,437,767
Net increase / (decrease)
$9,316,572

Service provider compensation (Schedule C)

Reported service provider compensation
ProviderServiceDirect comp.Indirect comp.Year
Empower Annuity Insurance Company ORECORDKEEPER$129,388$02023
Creative Planning LLCINVESTMENT ADVISOR$40,000not reported in the loaded dataset2023
Empower Advisory Group, LLCINVESTMENT MGMT$36,257not reported in the loaded dataset2023
Barnes, Dennig And Co. LtdAUDITOR$19,533not reported in the loaded dataset2023

Related Form 5500 pages