Money Purchase · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Sam Berman and Sons LLC Money Purchase Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2M
Total assets Small plan by assets
13
Participants Small participant base
32nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$132,687
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Sam Berman and Sons Retirement Trust · Sponsored by Sam Berman and Sons LLC · Iowa · Wholesale Trade

$2M in assets, 13 participants

Sam Berman and Sons LLC's Sam Berman and Sons Retirement Trust reported $2M in total assets and 13 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 32nd percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #1,324 in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)

Sam Berman and Sons LLC multi-year trail

Sam Berman and Sons LLC's plans moved +86.4% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Sam Berman and Sons Retirement Trust at $2M / 13 participants.

#1,324
in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)
-29.7%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $730K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Sam Berman and Sons Retirement Trust among the smaller filed plans by assets

Sam Berman and Sons Retirement Trust vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$1,724,936 32nd percentile higher than 32% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Sam Berman and Sons Retirement Trust among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Sam Berman and Sons Retirement Trust is a small filing (13 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 421280279 · Sam Berman and Sons LLC PY 2022 · Money Purchase

Sam Berman and Sons Retirement Trust · $2M · 13 · 32nd

  • SCH $2M
  • SCH 13
  • SCH 32nd
  • SCH Money Purchase
  • SCH near Objective Marketing Inc Profit Sharing Plan
  • SCH ind #1324

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Iowa →

Sam Berman and Sons Retirement Trust in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Sam Berman and Sons Retirement Trust and nearest nationwide Money Purchase peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Sam Berman and Sons LLC multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Sam Berman and Sons LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3M 86.43282997166271% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.5M$2M$2.5M$3M$3.5M 202220232024 $1.72M $3.22M ▲ +87.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 13 $2M
2023 1 12 $2M
2024 1 12 $3M

Sam Berman and Sons LLC filing trail (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2M
Net Assets (End of Year)$2M
Net Income-$730K
Employer EIN421280279
Plan Effective Date1974-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Money Purchase Plans in Iowa

Peer Money Purchase plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Sam Berman and Sons Retirement Trust vs. nearby Money Purchase plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20002004006008001000 -200204060 Total assets ($M) Participants Sam Berman and Sons Retirement Trust, Total assets ($M): 1.724936 · Participants: 13Sam Berman and Sons Retirement TrustIowa Builders Retirement Plan, Total assets ($M): 56.877928 · Participants: 378Iowa Builders Retirement PlanIBEW Local 13 Retirement Plan, Total assets ($M): 47.694357 · Participants: 229IBEW Local 13 Retirement PlanIron Workers Local No. 67 Defined Contribution Fund, Total assets ($M): 31.849812 · Participants: 839Iron Workers Local No. 67 Defined Contribution FundMorningside University Defined Contribution Retire, Total assets ($M): 20.013989 · Participants: 206Morningside University Defined Contribution RetireGrand View University Employees' Money Purchase Plan, Total assets ($M): 16.009187 · Participants: 233Grand View University Employees' Money Purchase Plan
Sam Berman and Sons Retirement Trust vs. nearby Money Purchase plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants

Sam Berman and Sons Retirement Trust's out-of-state Money Purchase peers by assets and headcount

Outside Iowa, the nearest Money Purchase by assets is Objective Marketing Inc Profit Sharing Plan in IL ($2M); by covered participants it is Retirement Trust of Middle District Chapter 13 Offices (Durham) in NC (13 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Sam Berman and Sons Retirement Trust assets move in 2022? ▼
Sam Berman and Sons Retirement Trust declined sharply - down 29.7% during 2022, from $2M to $2M. Reported net income was -$730K.
How have Sam Berman and Sons LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Sam Berman and Sons LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 86.4%, from $2M to $3M.
Which Money Purchase plans are similar in size to Sam Berman and Sons Retirement Trust? ▼
Among Money Purchase plans in other states, the closest by assets is Objective Marketing Inc Profit Sharing Plan in IL ($2M, 3 participants).
Which Money Purchase plans cover a similar participant headcount to Sam Berman and Sons Retirement Trust? ▼
Among Money Purchase plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Retirement Trust of Middle District Chapter 13 Offices (Durham) in NC (13 participants, N/A in assets).