Liberty Dental Plan Corporation 401(k) Review & Grade
Liberty Dental Plan Corporation 401(k) Plan
Tustin, CAFinance & Insurance1,080 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$2,736Employer $ per active participant
$5,340Employee $ saved per active participant
0.38%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$47.9MNet plan assets, end of year
$39,776Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity17.1 / 5034th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost8.1 / 2532th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving4.1 / 1527th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
Total score39 / 100 · Grade D
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Finance & Insurance plans with 500–2,499 active participants (754 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 34th |
| Lower admin cost | 32th |
| Employee saving | 27th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 62% |
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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
- Liberty Dental Plan put in about $2,736 per active participant, below the typical peer ($3,606). 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 (0.38% 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 | $2,954,423 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $5,767,262 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $422,891 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $162,890 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $15,243 |
| Benefits paid out | $4,164,845 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $37.9M / $47.9M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 1,111 / 1,049 |
| Participants with account balances | 1,203 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Baker Tilly US, LLP |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Adp, Inc. | $162,890 reported compensation |
| Adp Broker-Dealer | $0 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251015121740NAL0002392275001, received 2025-10-15, EIN 26-4074848, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.