401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Guideness, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$5M
Total assets Small plan by assets
222
Participants Below avg headcount
43rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$20,535
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Forus 401(k) · Sponsored by Guideness, LLC · California · Administrative & Support Services

$5M in assets, 222 participants

Guideness, LLC's Forus 401(k) reported $5M in total assets and 222 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 43rd 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.

  • #2,860 in Administrative & Support Services (4,372 peers)

Coverage in California

Forus 401(k) covers 222 participants in California, about 35% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $5M.

#2,860
in Administrative & Support Services (4,372 peers)
+42.9%
assets growth YoY

Forus 401(k)'s mid-pack asset rank among Administrative & Support Services and all filers

Forus 401(k) vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$4,558,874 43rd percentile higher than 43% of 127,068 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 2023

Forus 401(k) among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Forus 401(k) sits mid-pack in the medium band (222 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 863575437 · Guideness, LLC PY 2023 · 401(k)

Forus 401(k) · $5M · 222 · 43rd

  • TYPE $5M
  • TYPE 222
  • TYPE 43rd
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • TYPE near Mma Design LLC 401(k) Plan
  • TYPE ind #2860

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 Administrative & Support Services retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Forus 401(k) in the asset neighbourhood

Forus 401(k)$5MMma Design LLC 401(k) Plan$5MMatkin-Hoover Engineering, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanMatkin-Hoover Engineering, I…$5MGateway Companies 401(k) Plan$5MTruly Engaging Employees' 401(k) Savings PlanTruly Engaging Employees' 40…$5M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Forus 401(k) and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$3M
Net Assets (End of Year)$5M
Net Income$1M
Employer EIN863575437
Plan Effective Date2014-11-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Guideness, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Guideness, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$5M 0.5115298207408233% vs 2023
2024 filing year
$4.53M$4.54M$4.55M$4.56M$4.57M 20232024 $4.56M $4.54M ▼ -0.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2023 1 222 $5M
2024 1 175 $5M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Forus 401(k) vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Forus 401(k), Total assets ($B): 0.004558874 · Participants: 222Forus 401(k)Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 51.831350351 · Participants: 193919Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 39.047152408 · Participants: 122867Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 26.320437734 · Participants: 63105Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.17918189 · Participants: 59863Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.779511539 · Participants: 106111Apple 401(k) Plan
Forus 401(k) vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Forus 401(k) side-by-side with 3 peers →

Forus 401(k)'s out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Mma Design LLC 401(k) Plan in CO ($5M); by covered participants it is Preferred Employer Plan Fbo Foothills Gateway, Inc in AZ (222 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (222 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Forus 401(k) assets move in 2023? ▼
Forus 401(k) surged - up 42.9% during 2023, from $3M to $5M. Reported net income was $1M.
How have Guideness, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 2 plan years on file (2023-2024), Guideness, LLC's sponsor-wide assets declined 0.5%, from $5M to $5M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Forus 401(k)? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Mma Design LLC 401(k) Plan in CO ($5M, 45 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Forus 401(k)? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Preferred Employer Plan Fbo Foothills Gateway, Inc in AZ (222 participants, N/A in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 863575437.

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.