The Boler Company 401(k) Review & Grade
Tax-Deferred Retirement Investment Plan of the Boler Company
Schaumburg, ILManufacturing2,240 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$958Employer $ per active participant
$2,834Employee $ saved per active participant
0.19%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$65.7MNet plan assets, end of year
$25,447Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity7.9 / 5016th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost13.8 / 2555th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving3.1 / 1521th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
- Red-flag deductions-3 pts1 issue reported on the filing
Total score32 / 100 · Grade D
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Manufacturing plans with 500–2,499 active participants (2,376 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 16th |
| Lower admin cost | 55th |
| Employee saving | 21th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 59% |
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Red flags from the filing
Corrective distributions: the plan refunded $115 in contributions, which usually means it failed annual nondiscrimination testing.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Boler put in about $958 per active participant, below the typical peer ($2,320). 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 | $2,144,673 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $6,346,702 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $821,114 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $117,484 |
| Other admin expenses | $117,484 |
| Benefits paid out | $6,510,989 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $55.2M / $65.7M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 2,428 / 2,051 |
| Participants with account balances | 2,583 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Crowe LLP |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| The Vanguard Group, Inc. | $133,389 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251015181655NAL0010994018001, received 2025-10-15, EIN 36-2928548, plan #010, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.