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Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC

St Louis Park, MNSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 143254

Filed as GUARDIAN WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC

Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in St Louis Park, MN, registered since 2015, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 23, 2026.

11 years
registered since 2015
$300,168,163
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
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 St Louis Park, MN, according to its Form ADV.

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 2015. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 143254.

How much does Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC manage?

Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC reports $300,168,163 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 23, 2026 (87% 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: $168,357,000 in the October 2021 data and $300,168,163 in the October 2026 data, up 78%. Total employees: 4 in October 2021 and 7 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) (175); high net worth individuals (79); corporations or other businesses not listed above (6).

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 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/143254

Does Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 22, 2026 says: "For new investment advisory account clients, Guardian Wealth Advisors requires a minimum account size of $500,000, which is set forth in the fee schedule provided at Item 5. We reserve the right to waive this minimum in our sole discretion."

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

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 3 to 4. Regulatory assets under management went from $267,185,126 to $300,168,163 (+12%). Registered or notice-filed in FL, IL.

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

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.

Account minimum: $500,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)

The brochure's wording
For new investment advisory account clients, Guardian Wealth Advisors requires a minimum account size of $500,000, which is set forth in the fee schedule provided at Item 5. We reserve the right to waive this minimum in our sole discretion.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 22, 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
$300,168,163

$300,168,163 as of October 2026, filing dated March 23, 2026.

Discretionary: $261,524,031.Non-discretionary: $38,644,132.

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 175 Assets $59,644,369 (20%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 79 Assets $237,098,586 (79%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 6 Assets $3,425,208 (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
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2015 (11 years)
Employees
Total: 7. Performing investment advisory functions: 4.
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.

States registered or notice-filed
6 states or jurisdictions
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SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

None Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Item 11 asks about criminal, regulatory, and civil events involving the firm and its advisory personnel. The detail of each yes answer is on the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$168M 2021 $198M 2022 $198M 2023 $249M 2024 $267M 2025 $300M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$300,168,1637March 23, 2026
October 2025$267,185,1266March 12, 2025
October 2024$249,228,7878September 11, 2024
October 2023$197,849,9676March 2, 2023
October 2022$197,778,2145January 28, 2022
October 2021$168,357,0004March 19, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $168,357,000 in the October 2021 data and $300,168,163 in the October 2026 data, up 78%.

Total employees: 4 in October 2021 and 7 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
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 3 to 4.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $267,185,126 to $300,168,163 (+12%).
    • Registered or notice-filed in FL, IL.

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
guardian-wealth.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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AdvisorCensus. Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC (CRD 143254): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/guardian-wealth-advisors-llc-st-louis-park-mn-143254