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Guideline, Inc.

Matched across 11 name variants in the filings

Guideline, Inc. summary

Guideline, Inc. appears on 127 retirement plans in Form 5500 Schedule C filings through plan year 2024. Those plans hold $1.3B in assets for 41,091 participants. The median client plan holds $8.1M. Most client plans are sponsored in CA, NY and TX. The largest clients by plan assets are Rippling, Flock Group Inc and Spring Care, Inc.. Plans reported $1.4M in direct and indirect compensation paid to Guideline, Inc.. The median is $9K per plan.

Participants
41,091
Median plan assets
$8.1M
Median plan participants
204
Median fees per plan
$9K
Schedule C direct + indirect

Top 25 client plans by assets

Latest Form 5500 filing per plan through 2024

Top client states

  • CA57 plans
  • NY15 plans
  • TX6 plans
  • FL5 plans
  • NJ5 plans

Frequently asked questions

Who uses Guideline, Inc.?
127 retirement plans list Guideline, Inc. as a service provider on Schedule C of Form 5500. The largest clients by plan assets include Rippling, Flock Group Inc, Spring Care, Inc., Astranis Space Technologies Corp. and Alltrails, LLC. Most client plans are sponsored in CA, NY and TX.
How many plans does Guideline, Inc. serve?
Guideline, Inc. serves 127 retirement plans with $1.3B in plan assets and 41,091 participants, based on the latest Form 5500 filings through 2024.
What does Guideline, Inc. charge?
Plans reported $1.4M in total Schedule C compensation paid to Guideline, Inc.. The median plan paid $9K. Fees vary with plan size and the services each plan buys.

Analytics

Market position · 2024

Plans served127-54 YoYRank #102 of mapped providers
Assets under administration$1.3B0.0%Rank #3267 by share of filed assets
Fees received$1MMedian $8,963/planSum across Schedule C direct + indirect
Net wins YoY+3690 won - 54 lostPlan-level switch detection

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Fund lineups on plans this firm keeps

Large plans that name Guideline as recordkeeper and list their funds in their filing.

Plans
182
$1.98B in funds
In collective trusts
<1%
average plan
In Guideline funds
0%
average plan
In index funds
92%
average plan

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Target-date series

SeriesPlans
Fidelity Freedom1

Covers 71,410 large plans that list their funds in their annual filing. Updated Nov 6, 2026. Shares describe these plans, not the whole market.