401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Zafco, Inc. Dba Salon Buzz 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$8M
Total assets Small plan by assets
87
Participants Small participant base
61st
Percentile by assets National rank
$93,681
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Salon Buzz Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Zafco, Inc. Dba Salon Buzz · Illinois · Other Services

$8M in assets, 87 participants

Zafco, Inc. Dba Salon Buzz's Salon Buzz Retirement Plan reported $8M in total assets and 87 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 61st 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.

  • #6,462 in Other Services (8,398 peers)

Zafco, Inc. Dba Salon Buzz multi-year trail

Zafco, Inc. Dba Salon Buzz's plans moved +22.0% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Salon Buzz Retirement Plan at $8M / 87 participants.

#6,462
in Other Services (8,398 peers)
-14.9%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $1M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Salon Buzz Retirement Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Other Services and all filers

Salon Buzz Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$8,150,256 Top 39% higher than 61% 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

Salon Buzz Retirement Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Salon Buzz Retirement Plan is a small filing (87 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 364241110 · Zafco, Inc. Dba Salon Buzz PY 2022 · 401(k)

Salon Buzz Retirement Plan · $8M · 87 · 61st

  • NET $8M
  • NET 87
  • NET 61st
  • NET 401(k)
  • NET near Kienbaum Hardy Viviano Pelton & Forrest, PLC Savings and Profit Sharing Plan and Trust
  • NET ind #6462

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 Other Services retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Salon Buzz Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Salon Buzz Retirement Plan$8MKienbaum Hardy Viviano Pelton & Forrest, PLC Savings and Profit Sharing Plan and TrustKienbaum Hardy Viviano Pelto…$8MH & M Wagner & Sons, Inc. 401 (K) Profit Sharing Plan and TrustH & M Wagner & Sons, Inc. 40…$8MCrownpeak 401(k) Plan$8MLightning Ventures, Inc. 401(k) Savings PlanLightning Ventures, Inc. 401…$8M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Salon Buzz Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Zafco, Inc. Dba Salon Buzz multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Zafco, Inc. Dba Salon Buzz plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$10M 22.02330822491956% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$7M$8M$9M$10M$11M 202220232024 $8.15M $9.95M ▲ +22.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 87 $8M
2023 1 87 $9M
2024 1 84 $10M

Zafco, Inc. Dba Salon Buzz filing trail (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$10M
Net Assets (End of Year)$8M
Net Income-$1M
Employer EIN364241110
Plan Effective Date1999-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Salon Buzz Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Salon Buzz Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.008150256 · Participants: 87Salon Buzz Retirement PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.651519685 · Participants: 53616State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.283954811 · Participants: 66653Accenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.333286 · Participants: 36136Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.816542826 · Participants: 13437United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.682551768 · Participants: 238072Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan
Salon Buzz Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Salon Buzz Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Kienbaum Hardy Viviano Pelton & Forrest, PLC Savings and Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in MI ($8M); by covered participants it is Truitt Oilfield Maintenance Corp. 401(k) Plan in CA (87 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (87 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

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 Salon Buzz Retirement Plan assets move in 2022?
Salon Buzz Retirement Plan pulled back noticeably - down 14.9% during 2022, from $10M to $8M. Reported net income was -$1M.
How have Zafco, Inc. Dba Salon Buzz plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Zafco, Inc. Dba Salon Buzz's sponsor-wide assets grew 22.0%, from $8M to $10M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Salon Buzz Retirement Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Kienbaum Hardy Viviano Pelton & Forrest, PLC Savings and Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in MI ($8M, 21 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Salon Buzz Retirement Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Truitt Oilfield Maintenance Corp. 401(k) Plan in CA (87 participants, $3M in assets).