The Christman Company 401(k) Review & Grade
The Christman Company Profit Sharing Retirement Plan
Lansing, MIConstruction868 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$8,630Employer $ per active participant
$5,257Employee $ saved per active participant
0.17%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$136.4MNet plan assets, end of year
$142,581Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity48.3 / 5097th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost14.7 / 2559th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving10.2 / 1568th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
- Red-flag deductions-3 pts1 issue reported on the filing
Total score80 / 100 · Grade A
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Construction plans with 500–2,499 active participants (498 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 97th |
| Lower admin cost | 59th |
| Employee saving | 68th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 44% |
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Red flags from the filing
Corrective distributions: the plan refunded $11,925 in contributions, which usually means it failed annual nondiscrimination testing.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Christman put in about $8,630 per active participant, more than the typical peer ($1,672). Contribute at least enough to collect the full match. Skipping it leaves part of your pay on the table.
- 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 | $7,486,537 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $4,560,379 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $1,719,485 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $223,180 |
| Contract administrator fees | $164,419 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $58,761 |
| Benefits paid out | $11,015,387 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $119.1M / $136.4M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 843 / 892 |
| Participants with account balances | 957 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Plante & Moran, PLLC |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Principal Life Insurance Company | $164,419 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20250818080234NAL0000518435001, received 2025-08-18, EIN 38-0419740, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.