Maximum contribution flexibility.
A Solo 401(k) is built for sole proprietors, single-member LLCs, and owner-only partnerships. Because you contribute as both employer and employee, you can shelter far more of your income than most people realize — all tax-deferred.
For high-income owners, we pair your Solo 401(k) with a Cash Balance plan to accelerate tax-deferred savings well beyond standard limits — then model your contribution ceiling by age and income so nothing is left on the table.
Built for owner-only businesses.
Self-employed owners with no full-time employees other than a spouse.
One-owner businesses that want to shelter more income, tax-deferred.
Partnerships with no common-law employees beyond the owners.
Consultants, professionals, and founders looking well past standard limits.
Everything the plan needs, handled.
Stack a Cash Balance plan for serious tax reduction.
For high-income owners, layering a defined-benefit Cash Balance plan on top of your Solo 401(k) accelerates tax-deferred savings well beyond standard limits. We model the ceiling by age and income, then coordinate both plans through EGPS.
Straightforward from start to finish.
What makes us different.
Navigate 401K does one thing — 401(k) advisory — for business owners and the self-employed.
EGPS for plan documents and Cash Balance design; Altruist for modern, low-cost custody.
Advisory fees standardized across plan types and communicated up front.
As you grow, add participant wealth (TrailGuide), executive benefits, and more from the same team.
Solo 401(k) questions, answered.
Ready to set up your plan?
Running your business solo shouldn't mean saving like it. Let's model what a Solo 401(k) — and a paired Cash Balance plan — could do for your tax picture.