401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Advantage Newspaper Consultants, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$3M
Total assets Small plan by assets
22
Participants Small participant base
34th
Percentile by assets National rank
$139,626
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Advantage Newspaper Consultants 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust · Sponsored by Advantage Newspaper Consultants, Inc. · North Carolina · Professional & Technical Services

$3M in assets, 22 participants

Advantage Newspaper Consultants, Inc.'s Advantage Newspaper Consultants 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust reported $3M in total assets and 22 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 34th 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.

  • #6,236 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)

Advantage Newspaper Consultants, Inc. multi-year trail

Advantage Newspaper Consultants, Inc.'s plans moved +17.0% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Advantage Newspaper Consultants 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust at $3M / 22 participants.

#6,236
in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
-6.2%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $205K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Advantage Newspaper Consultants 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust's mid-pack asset rank among Professional & Technical Services and all filers

Advantage Newspaper Consultants 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$3,071,762 34th percentile higher than 34% of 123,620 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 2024

Advantage Newspaper Consultants 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Advantage Newspaper Consultants 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust is a small filing (22 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Advantage Newspaper Consultants 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust reported net income fell from $651K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$205K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Advantage Newspaper Consultants 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust reported participants rose from 20 in the plan year 2023 filing to 22 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Advantage Newspaper Consultants 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust end-of-year assets fell from $3M in the plan year 2023 filing to $3M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 562230256 · Advantage Newspaper Consultants, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Advantage Newspaper Consultants 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust · $3M · 22 · 34th

  • EOY $3M
  • 5500 22
  • ASSETS 34th
  • PCT 401(k)
  • EIN near First Care Medical, P.C. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust
  • RANK ind #6236

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 North Carolina →

Advantage Newspaper Consultants 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Advantage Newspaper Consultants 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Advantage Newspaper Consultants, Inc. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Advantage Newspaper Consultants, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3M 17.0010965893747% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2.4M$2.6M$2.8M$3M$3.2M$3.4M 202220232024 $2.63M $3.07M ▲ +16.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 21 $3M
2023 1 20 $3M
2024 1 22 $3M

Advantage Newspaper Consultants, Inc. filing trail (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$3M
Net Assets (End of Year)$3M
Net Income-$205K
Employer EIN562230256
Plan Effective Date2001-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in North Carolina

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

Advantage Newspaper Consultants 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Advantage Newspaper Consultants 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.003071762 · Participants: 22Advantage Newspaper Consultants 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and TrustThe Bank of America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 62.902405616 · Participants: 168963The Bank of America 401(k) PlanHoneywell 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.316486587 · Participants: 39468Honeywell 401(k) PlanDuke Energy Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.269744 · Participants: 27341Duke Energy Retirement Savings PlanNucor Corporation Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.349291649 · Participants: 27070Nucor Corporation Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings PlanTruist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.231001739 · Participants: 52699Truist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan
Advantage Newspaper Consultants 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants

Advantage Newspaper Consultants 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Carolina, the nearest 401(k) by assets is First Care Medical, P.C. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in NY ($3M); by covered participants it is Reed & Witting Company Profit Sharing Plan in PA (22 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (22 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Advantage Newspaper Consultants 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust assets move in 2024?
Advantage Newspaper Consultants 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust pulled back noticeably - down 6.2% during 2024, from $3M to $3M. Reported net income was -$205K.
How have Advantage Newspaper Consultants, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Advantage Newspaper Consultants, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 17.0%, from $3M to $3M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Advantage Newspaper Consultants 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is First Care Medical, P.C. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in NY ($3M, 24 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Advantage Newspaper Consultants 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Reed & Witting Company Profit Sharing Plan in PA (22 participants, N/A in assets).