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Guideline Pro is a platform for accountants, bookkeepers, CPAs, and other financial and benefits professionals. It’s free to join and comes with tools, support, and perks — and of course seamless 401(k) plans for your clients.5,6
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  • Dedicated relationship manager
  • Compliance testing
  • Guideline Pro dashboard
  • Robust payroll integrations
  • Pass-through discounts
  • Referral rewards

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Retirement plans you and your clients will love
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    Affordable pricing

    Low and predictable monthly costs - making it easy for your clients to budget and plan.7
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    All-in-one 401(k)

    We handle recordkeeping, investment management, compliance testing, and more.
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    Employee support

    Access to professionally managed portfolios, live support, a mobile app, and more.8
Unlock value for your firm and clients
With Guideline Pro, you can earn rewards for your firm and pass along discounts to clients. As you add more clients, you can unlock more value for everyone.

  • For your firm

    Referral rewards starting at $100

    You can earn $100-$200 for each new 401(k), as long as you aren’t a fiduciary on the plan. Rewards are doubled for eligible plans with 50+ employees.6

  • For your clients

    No employer fees for 4+ months

    We’ll waive employer fees for 4-6 months, for each new client. We’ll even waive employer fees for 6 months for your firm’s own Guideline 401(k) plan.7

More state mandates are coming this year.

See if your clients will be impacted

We connect with popular payroll providers

With payroll integration, we can seamlessly connect their payroll and 401(k). Plus, automate employee onboarding, payroll deductions, and more. See payroll integrations

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Become a Guideline Pro today

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    Join Guideline Pro

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    Connect to your dashboard

    Easily manage all of your clients plans in one place.

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    Invite your clients

    Set up their 401(k) or work with your Relationship Manager to design a plan.
Stay on top of state mandates
Our relationship managers can help guide you through the different mandates and requirements.9
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Frequently asked questions

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    As of April 2025
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    As of January 2025
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    Total number of Savers, both active and non-active, that have participated in Guideline products from 2016-2024.
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    2024 Fast Company Innovation by Design Award Winner for Guideline's mobile application in the Mid-Size business category.

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    All plans of related entities must be administered by Guideline in order to provide compliance testing.
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    A new Guideline 401(k) plan invited through your dashboard, provided that you do not act as a fiduciary for the plan, is eligible for referral payment. A new plan is defined as a start-up 401(k) plan and does not apply to a preexisting 401(k) plan transferring to Guideline.
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    Employer fees include the monthly base fee and a monthly participant fee after the new plan begins. Other participant-paid fees will apply. See our here for more information regarding Guideline's fees. This offer cannot be combined with other offers. Guideline reserves the right to modify or discontinue this promotion at any time without prior notice.

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    The images are illustrative. They are not representative of any client account.
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    The information is general in nature and is for informational purposes only. You are advised to consult a qualified financial adviser or tax professional before relying on the information provided herein. Requirements to report your exemption may apply. State program details are subject to change by the state without notice and should be checked prior to making any decisions.
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    This content is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be taken as tax advice. Please consult a tax professional to determine what types of tax credits or deductions your company is eligible to claim.

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