Furniture Mart USA, Inc. 401(k) Review & Grade
Furniture Mart USA, Inc. Employee Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan
Sioux Falls, SDRetail Trade968 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$661Employer $ per active participant
$2,124Employee $ saved per active participant
0.16%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$34.6MNet plan assets, end of year
$31,931Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity23.1 / 5046th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost15.4 / 2561th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving5.4 / 1536th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
- Red-flag deductions-13 pts2 issues reported on the filing
Total score41 / 100 · Grade D
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Retail Trade plans with 500–2,499 active participants (719 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 46th |
| Lower admin cost | 61th |
| Employee saving | 36th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 48% |
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Red flags from the filing
Late deposits: the filing says some employee contributions were not sent to the plan on time ($27 reported). That's money taken from paychecks that sat with the employer longer than the law allows.
Corrective distributions: the plan refunded $66,822 in contributions, which usually means it failed annual nondiscrimination testing.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Furniture Mart USA put in about $661 per active participant, below the typical peer ($743). 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.
- The plan reported late deposits of employee contributions. Compare your pay stubs with your account statements, and contact the plan administrator if money shows up late.
- 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 | $640,576 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $2,057,345 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $41,404 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $51,722 |
| Contract administrator fees | $51,722 |
| Benefits paid out | $2,510,221 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $30.5M / $34.6M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 1,027 / 910 |
| Participants with account balances | 1,084 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Eide Bailly |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| First Bank & Trust | $51,722 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20250829121721NAL0019401872001, received 2025-08-29, EIN 46-0346494, plan #002, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.