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  "crd_number": 104935,
  "slug": "guardian-investment-management-tiburon-ca-104935",
  "primary_business_name": "GUARDIAN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT",
  "legal_name": "GUARDIAN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC",
  "dbas": [],
  "city": "Tiburon",
  "state": "CA",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "41860",
  "metro": {
    "cbsa_code": "41860",
    "common_name": "San Francisco",
    "msa_name": "San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA",
    "path": "/advisors/ca/san-francisco"
  },
  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
  "registration_date": "1976-01-22",
  "years_registered": 50,
  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-03-06",
  "carried_forward": false,
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  "raum_band": "100m_500m",
  "raum_band_label": "$100 million to $500 million",
  "total_employees": 0,
  "advisory_employees": 0,
  "client_count_bucket": "fewer_than_5_in_some_types",
  "clients_by_type": {
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      "count": null,
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    },
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      "count": 10
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  "compensation_types": [
    "fixed",
    "percentage_of_aum"
  ],
  "advisory_activities": [
    "portfolio_management_businesses_institutional",
    "portfolio_management_individuals"
  ],
  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
  "disclosure_yes_count": 0,
  "states_registered": [
    "CA"
  ],
  "websites": [
    "https://guardinv.com"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/104935",
  "city_as_filed": "TIBURON",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/guardian-investment-management-tiburon-ca-104935",
  "display_name": "Guardian Investment Management",
  "summary": "Guardian Investment Management is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Tiburon, CA, registered since 1976, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 6, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Guardian Investment Management (CRD 104935): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management",
    "Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses",
    "Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Guardian Investment Management compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Guardian Investment Management reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Guardian Investment Management located?",
      "a": "Guardian Investment Management's principal office is in Tiburon, CA, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Guardian Investment Management registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Guardian Investment Management is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1976. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 104935."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Guardian Investment Management manage?",
      "a": "Guardian Investment Management reports $310,319,536 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 6, 2026 (85% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Guardian Investment Management's assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Guardian Investment Management: Regulatory assets under management: $276,357,699 in the October 2021 data and $310,319,536 in the October 2026 data, up 12%. Total employees: 3 in October 2021 and 0 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Guardian Investment Management serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (43); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (10)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Guardian Investment Management use?",
      "a": "Guardian Investment Management's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Guardian Investment Management report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/104935"
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Guardian Investment Management state an account minimum?",
      "a": "Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 6, 2026 says: \"The minimum account size that we accept is $1,000,000 , although smaller accounts are accepted on occasion.\""
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Guardian Investment Management's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 1 to 0. Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
    }
  ],
  "filing_history": [
    {
      "period": "2021-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 276357699.0,
      "total_employees": 3,
      "filing_date": "2021-03-19"
    },
    {
      "period": "2022-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 300810451.0,
      "total_employees": 3,
      "filing_date": "2022-03-29"
    },
    {
      "period": "2023-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 269657807.0,
      "total_employees": 3,
      "filing_date": "2023-03-30"
    },
    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 304226392.0,
      "total_employees": 3,
      "filing_date": "2024-03-29"
    },
    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 312829207.0,
      "total_employees": 1,
      "filing_date": "2025-03-07"
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 310319536.0,
      "total_employees": 0,
      "filing_date": "2026-03-06"
    }
  ],
  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "period": "2026-04-01",
      "period_label": "April 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Employees performing advisory functions went from 1 to 0.",
        "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
      ]
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-01-01",
      "period_label": "January 2026",
      "notes": [
        "No longer registered or notice-filed in FL, MS."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": {
    "source": "Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 6, 2026",
    "provided_by_the_firm": false,
    "tiers": [],
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    "stated_range": null,
    "stated_maximum": null,
    "account_minimum": "$1,000,000",
    "account_minimum_may_be_waived": false,
    "minimum_annual_fee": null,
    "planning_fees": [],
    "figures": [
      {
        "label": "Account minimum",
        "statements": [
          "Account minimum: $1,000,000"
        ],
        "quotes": [
          "The minimum account size that we accept is $1,000,000 , although smaller accounts are accepted on occasion."
        ]
      }
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    "values": {
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      "range_pct": null,
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      "account_minimum": 1000000.0,
      "minimum_annual_fee": null,
      "planning": []
    },
    "quotes": [
      "The minimum account size that we accept is $1,000,000 , although smaller accounts are accepted on occasion."
    ],
    "note": "As stated in the firm's brochure; fees can differ by service and may be negotiable."
  },
  "custodians": [
    {
      "name": "Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.",
      "name_as_filed": "CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.",
      "affiliated": false
    },
    {
      "name": "Merrill Lynch",
      "name_as_filed": "MERRILL LYNCH",
      "affiliated": false
    },
    {
      "name": "Morgan Stanley",
      "name_as_filed": "MORGAN STANLEY",
      "affiliated": false
    }
  ],
  "custodians_note": "Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.",
  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/guardian-investment-management-tiburon-ca-104935.md",
  "clients": [
    {
      "type": "individuals",
      "label": "Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)",
      "count": 10,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 4481236.0
    },
    {
      "type": "high_net_worth_individuals",
      "label": "High net worth individuals",
      "count": 43,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 245746620.0
    },
    {
      "type": "pension_profit_sharing",
      "label": "Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)",
      "count": null,
      "fewer_than_5": true,
      "raum": 18148350.0
    },
    {
      "type": "charitable",
      "label": "Charitable organizations",
      "count": null,
      "fewer_than_5": true,
      "raum": 41943330.0
    }
  ],
  "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
  "disclosure_items": [],
  "indexable": true,
  "suppressed": false,
  "claimed": false,
  "enhanced": false,
  "provided_by_the_firm": null,
  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/104935",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}