401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Michael Best and Friedrich, LLP 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$244M
Total assets Near avg plan size
668
Participants Below avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$364,837
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Michael Best 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Michael Best and Friedrich, LLP · Wisconsin · Professional & Technical Services

$244M in assets, 668 participants

Michael Best and Friedrich, LLP's Michael Best 401(k) Plan reported $244M in total assets and 668 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #20,978 in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)

Where Michael Best 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Michael Best 401(k) Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $244M for 668 participants (~$364,837/participant), down 13.9% in 2022.

#20,978
in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)
-13.9%
assets change YoY
2.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $40M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Michael Best 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Michael Best 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$243,711,355 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Michael Best 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Michael Best 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (668 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 390934985 · Michael Best and Friedrich, LLP PY 2022 · 401(k)

Michael Best 401(k) Plan · $244M · 668 · 96th

  • PHOTO $244M
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  • PHOTO near Eresearch Technology 401(k) Plan
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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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Wisconsin →

Michael Best 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Michael Best 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$283M
Net Assets (End of Year)$244M
Net Income-$40M
Employer EIN390934985
Plan Effective Date1983-11-11
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Michael Best and Friedrich, LLP)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Michael Best and Friedrich, LLP plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$384M 22.6642689925592% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$300M$350M$400M 202220232024 $313M $384M ▲ +22.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 820 $313M
2023 2 827 $346M
2024 2 797 $384M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Wisconsin

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

Michael Best 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -20246 Total assets ($B) Participants Michael Best 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.243711355 · Participants: 668Michael Best 401(k) PlanJohnson Controls Retirement Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.548820507 · Participants: 28701Johnson Controls Retirement Savings and Investment PlanFiserv 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.339639169 · Participants: 26610Fiserv 401(k) Savings PlanKimberly-Clark Corporation 401(k) & Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.978902 · Participants: 11034Kimberly-Clark Corporation 401(k) & Profit Sharing PlanRockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.151693798 · Participants: 8032Rockwell Automation Retirement Savings PlanNm Employee Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.385991887 · Participants: 7423Nm Employee Savings Plan
Michael Best 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants
Compare Michael Best 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Michael Best 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Wisconsin, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Eresearch Technology 401(k) Plan in PA ($244M); by covered participants it is Gg Brands Company Savings Plan in OH (668 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($244M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (668 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 Michael Best 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Michael Best 401(k) Plan pulled back noticeably - down 13.9% during 2022, from $283M to $244M. Reported net income was -$40M.
How have Michael Best and Friedrich, LLP plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Michael Best and Friedrich, LLP's sponsor-wide assets grew 22.7%, from $313M to $384M.
Where does Michael Best 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Michael Best 401(k) Plan ranks in the 96th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Michael Best 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Eresearch Technology 401(k) Plan in PA ($244M, 1,187 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Michael Best 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Gg Brands Company Savings Plan in OH (668 participants, $39M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 390934985.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.