Akebono Brake Corporation 401(k) Review & Grade
Akebono Brake Corporation Retirement Savings Plan
Farmington Hills, MIProfessional, Scientific & Technical Services1,130 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$1,839Employer $ per active participant
$3,534Employee $ saved per active participant
0.05%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$148.1MNet plan assets, end of year
$98,047Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity15.8 / 5032th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost21.9 / 2587th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving2.8 / 1518th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
- Red-flag deductions-10 pts1 issue reported on the filing
Total score41 / 100 · Grade D
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Professional, Scientific & Technical Services plans with 500–2,499 active participants (1,469 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 32th |
| Lower admin cost | 87th |
| Employee saving | 18th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 48% |
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Red flags from the filing
Benefits not paid when due: the plan reported failing to pay some benefits on time.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Akebono Brake put in about $1,839 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 | $2,078,037 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $3,993,357 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $76,673 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $73,023 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $65,484 |
| Other admin expenses | $53,733 |
| Benefits paid out | $21,336,255 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $145.4M / $148.1M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 1,009 / 1,251 |
| Participants with account balances | 1,511 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Smith Howard PC |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Strategic Advisors, Inc. | $65,484 reported compensation |
| Usi Advisors, Inc. | $53,733 reported compensation |
| Smith & Howard, PC | $17,000 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251006144412NAL0006351728001, received 2025-10-06, EIN 36-3993763, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.