Blue Ribbon Restaurants Novi, LLC 401(k) Review & Grade
Blue Ribbon Restaurants Novi, LLC 401k Profit Sharing Plan and Trust
Troy, MIAccommodation & Food Services774 active participantsPlan year 2024
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$159Employer $ per active participant
$307Employee $ saved per active participant
0.26%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$3.5MNet plan assets, end of year
–Average balance per account (account count looks misreported)
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity17.5 / 5035th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost11.7 / 2547th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving2.8 / 1519th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features3 / 10Default investment
Total score35 / 100 · Grade D
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Accommodation & Food Services plans with 500–2,499 active participants (458 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 35th |
| Lower admin cost | 47th |
| Employee saving | 19th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 17% |
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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
- Blue Ribbon Restaurants Novi put in about $159 per active participant, below the typical peer ($266). 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.
- 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 | $123,416 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $237,936 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $12,986 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $8,174 |
| Benefits paid out | $104,454 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $2.9M / $3.5M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 392 / 1,156 |
| Participants with account balances | 64 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Not reported |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20250703094345NAL0000849824001, received 2025-07-03, EIN 20-3483015, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.