Consumers Reports 401(k) match, vesting and fees
What Consumers Reports' 401(k) plan says about matching contributions
Plan features
Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.
| Recordkeeper | The Vanguard Group, Inc. | Schedule C ↗ |
| Independent auditor | Citrin Cooperman & Company , LLP (unmodified opinion, limited scope) | Schedule H ↗ |
| Plan type and status | 401(k) · Active | Form 5500 ↗ |
How the plan compares
Plan year 2024 medians for 266 defined-contribution plans in information with 500 to 999 participants.
| Consumers Reports: employer contribution per participant | $9,296 | |
| Peer median | $2,049 |
| Consumers Reports: average balance | $477,024 | |
| Peer median | $79,099 |
| Consumers Reports: admin expenses ÷ assets | 0.02% | |
| Peer median | 0.16% |
Admin expenses are the plan's reported administrative expenses divided by its assets; they do not include fund expense ratios.
Plan history
Plan assets went from $225M at the end of plan year 2021 to $255M at the end of plan year 2024.
| Plan year | Participants | Assets | Employer contributions | Per participant | Admin expense ratio | Match formula | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 543 | $255M | $5M | $9,296 | 0.02% | Not published | Form 5500 ↗ |
| 2023 | 560 | $228M | $4.9M | $8,865 | 0.02% | Not published | Form 5500 ↗ |
| 2022 | 553 | $192M | $5.1M | $9,384 | 0.01% | Not published | Form 5500 ↗ |
| 2021 | 551 | $225M | $4.7M | $8,699 | 0.01% | Not published | Form 5500 ↗ |
Other Consumers Reports plans (2)
Each plan files its own Form 5500. Figures are from each plan's latest filing.
Consumers Reports 401(k) Plan for Guild- Represented Employees
Plan features
Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.
| Recordkeeper | The Vanguard Group, Inc. | Schedule C ↗ |
| Independent auditor | Citrin Cooperman & Company LLP (unmodified opinion, limited scope) | Schedule H ↗ |
| Plan type and status | 401(k) · Active | Form 5500 ↗ |
Newsguild of New York Consumer Reports Pension Pla
Plan features
Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.
| Independent auditor | Novak Francella (unmodified opinion) | Schedule H ↗ |
| Plan type and status | Pension (defined benefit) · Frozen | Form 5500 ↗ |
Common questions
Does Consumers Reports match 401(k) contributions?
The match terms for the Consumers Reports 401(k) Plan for Management and Exempt Employees have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $5M in employer contributions, about $9,296 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.
When is the Consumers Reports 401(k) match vested?
The vesting schedule for the Consumers Reports 401(k) Plan for Management and Exempt Employees is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.
Who manages the Consumers Reports 401(k)?
The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is The Vanguard Group, Inc.. The plan administrator is Consumers Reports, Inc.
I left Consumers Reports. How do I find my old 401(k)?
Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Consumers Reports, Inc, (914) 378-2000) or the recordkeeper, The Vanguard Group, Inc.. The Consumers Reports old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Consumers Reports 401(k)
Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports Consumers Reports filed with the U.S. Department of Labor (plan years 2021 and 2022 and 2023 and 2024) and, where noted, the attached independent auditor's report. Plan terms may have changed since the filing; check your current Summary Plan Description. PlanFacts is not affiliated with Consumers Reports. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology