Flashparking Inc. 401(k) Review & Grade
Flash 401(k) Plan
Austin, TXTransportation & Warehousing520 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$854Employer $ per active participant
$7,839Employee $ saved per active participant
0.73%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$19.3MNet plan assets, end of year
$33,400Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity21.9 / 5044th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost3.0 / 2512th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving13.5 / 1590th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
- Red-flag deductions-3 pts1 issue reported on the filing
Total score45 / 100 · Grade C
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Transportation & Warehousing plans with 500–2,499 active participants (392 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 44th |
| Lower admin cost | 12th |
| Employee saving | 90th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 37% |
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Red flags from the filing
Corrective distributions: the plan refunded $1,772 in contributions, which usually means it failed annual nondiscrimination testing.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Flashparking put in about $854 per active participant, below the typical peer ($1,070). 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.
- Direct plan expenses (0.73% of assets) are well above similar-size plans (0.23%). Check your annual fee disclosure, choose low-cost index funds if you can, and think about whether savings beyond the match belong in an IRA.
- 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 | $443,898 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $4,076,427 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $1,318,671 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $119,825 |
| Contract administrator fees | $300 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $54,369 |
| Benefits paid out | $1,845,010 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $13.4M / $19.3M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 549 / 491 |
| Participants with account balances | 578 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Alexander Lievens LLP |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Fidelity Investments Institutional | $65,456 reported compensation |
| Mma Securities | $44,785 reported compensation |
| Strategic Advisors, Inc. | $9,584 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20250904114537NAL0016085825001, received 2025-09-04, EIN 45-1867889, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.