Towlift, Inc. 401(k) Review & Grade
Gnco, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan
Brooklyn Heights, OHWholesale Trade778 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$939Employer $ per active participant
$5,859Employee $ saved per active participant
0.32%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$46.9MNet plan assets, end of year
$56,388Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity10.8 / 5022th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost9.6 / 2538th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving9.9 / 1566th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
Total score40 / 100 · Grade D
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Wholesale Trade plans with 500–2,499 active participants (603 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 22th |
| Lower admin cost | 38th |
| Employee saving | 66th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 53% |
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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
- Towlift put in about $939 per active participant, below the typical peer ($1,792). 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 | $729,957 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $4,555,671 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $902,306 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $139,143 |
| Contract administrator fees | $83,319 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $55,824 |
| Benefits paid out | $5,206,512 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $40.5M / $46.9M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 777 / 778 |
| Participants with account balances | 832 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Meaden & Moore LTD |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Principal Life Insurance Company | $83,319 reported compensation |
| Cbiz Investment Advisory Services, | $55,844 reported compensation |
| Morningstar Investment Management L | $0 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20250922101428NAL0005911968001, received 2025-09-22, EIN 34-0963132, plan #003, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.