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Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC

Raleigh, NCSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 305412

Filed as GUARDIAN WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC

Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Raleigh, NC, registered since 2020, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 26, 2026.

6 years
registered since 2020
$2,743,175,603
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
3
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

Where is Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC located?

Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC's principal office is in Raleigh, NC, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 8 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2020. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 305412.

How much does Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC manage?

Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC reports $2,743,175,603 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 26, 2026 (95% discretionary).

How have Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $149,446,666 in the October 2021 data and $2,743,175,603 in the October 2026 data, up 1736%. Total employees: 16 in October 2021 and 50 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (1,649); high net worth individuals (474); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (104).

Which custodians does Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC use?

Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.D(1) (another regulator's finding of a false statement or omission, or of dishonest, unfair, or unethical conduct), 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation), and 11.D(4) (another regulator's order in the past ten years). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/305412

Does Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 26, 2026 says: "There is no minimum account size for Investment Advisory Services, but certain accounts may be subject to a minimum annual fee."

What changed in Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Added the business name Rich Road Financial, LLC. Employees performing advisory functions went from 32 to 30. Regulatory assets under management went from $2,051,517,525 to $2,743,175,603 (+34%). Changed its office addresses in Durham, NC. Added an office in Edina, MN. Added an office in Gloucester, MA. Registered or notice-filed in IA, KS, MI, MO, OH, OR.

From the Form ADV filing

Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.

How the firm is compensated

Item 5.E
  • A percentage of assets under your management
  • Hourly charges
  • Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)

Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ

Fees and minimums

Form ADV Part 2A

Account minimum: None

The brochure's wording
There is no minimum account size for Investment Advisory Services, but certain accounts may be subject to a minimum annual fee.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 26, 2026. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement. Read the brochure on the SEC's IAPD site

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$2,743,175,603

$2,743,175,603 as of October 2026, filing dated March 26, 2026.

Discretionary: $2,605,519,184.Non-discretionary: $137,656,419.

A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means

Who the firm serves

Item 5.D
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
Clients 1,649 Assets $435,662,926 (16%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 474 Assets $1,533,705,976 (56%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 104 Assets $753,786,263 (27%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 35 Assets $20,020,438 (1%)

A firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.

Advisory services

Item 5.G
  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
  • Other

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Also doing business as
BLUE LINE INVESTING, CENTERPOINT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC., FINANCE ROADMAP PLANNING, GATHER WEALTH, GUARDIAN WEALTH PARTNERS, ID WEALTH, RICH ROAD FINANCIAL, LLC, SILO WEALTH, VALLEY PEAK FINANCIAL
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2020 (6 years)
Employees
Total: 50. Performing investment advisory functions: 30.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))

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.

Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
8 other offices, as of the April 2026 filing
Danvers, MADurham, NCEdina, MNGloucester, MAJohnson City, TNNebraska City, NEOmaha, NERaleigh, NC
States registered or notice-filed
24 states or jurisdictions
AZCAFLGAIAKSLAMAMDMIMNMOMSNCNENHNYOHORPASCTNTXVA

SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

3 Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Questions answered yes on this filing

Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G

  • 11.D(1) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate made a false statement or omission, or was dishonest, unfair, or unethical?
  • 11.D(2) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?
  • 11.D(4) In the past ten years, has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?

Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$149M 2021 $362M 2022 $1.35B 2023 $1.66B 2024 $2.05B 2025 $2.74B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$2,743,175,60350March 26, 2026
October 2025$2,051,517,52543April 15, 2025
October 2024$1,660,902,21938June 27, 2024
October 2023$1,350,674,71039April 18, 2023
October 2022$361,911,71724May 13, 2022
October 2021$149,446,66616July 2, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $149,446,666 in the October 2021 data and $2,743,175,603 in the October 2026 data, up 1736%.

Total employees: 16 in October 2021 and 50 in October 2026.

As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.

Changes in the filing

Last 12 months
  1. April 2026
    • Added the business name Rich Road Financial, LLC.
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 32 to 30.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $2,051,517,525 to $2,743,175,603 (+34%).
    • Changed its office addresses in Durham, NC.
    • Added an office in Edina, MN.
    • Added an office in Gloucester, MA.
    • Registered or notice-filed in IA, KS, MI, MO, OH, OR.

Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.

Websites listed on Form ADV

Item 1.I
bluelineinvesting.comfinanceroadmapplanning.comgatherwealth.usguardian-wa.comidwadvisors.comrichroadfinancial.comsilowealth.comvalleypeakfinancial.comyourcenterpoint.com

Source: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."

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