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  "crd_number": 146132,
  "slug": "safeguard-investment-advisory-group-llc-corona-ca-146132",
  "primary_business_name": "SAFEGUARD INVESTMENT ADVISORY GROUP, LLC",
  "legal_name": "SAFEGUARD INVESTMENT ADVISORY GROUP, LLC",
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  "city": "Corona",
  "state": "CA",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "40140",
  "metro": {
    "cbsa_code": "40140",
    "common_name": "Riverside",
    "msa_name": "Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA",
    "path": "/advisors/ca/riverside"
  },
  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
  "registration_date": "2017-05-31",
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  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-03-26",
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  "raum_band": "500m_1b",
  "raum_band_label": "$500 million to $1 billion",
  "total_employees": 25,
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  ],
  "advisory_activities": [
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    "portfolio_management_individuals",
    "selection_of_other_advisers"
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  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
  "disclosure_yes_count": 0,
  "states_registered": [
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    "CA",
    "CO",
    "FL",
    "GA",
    "ID",
    "NV",
    "OR",
    "TN",
    "TX",
    "UT",
    "WA"
  ],
  "websites": [
    "https://facebook.com/safeguardinvestment",
    "https://instagram.com/safeguardinvestment",
    "https://linkedin.com/company/safeguard-investment-advisory-group-llc",
    "https://open.spotify.com/show/3xSwqPAFWZrA8p2LiUfKD8",
    "https://safeguardinvestment.com",
    "https://x.com/safeguard_group",
    "https://youtube.com/@safeguardinvestment"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/146132",
  "city_as_filed": "CORONA",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/safeguard-investment-advisory-group-llc-corona-ca-146132",
  "display_name": "Safeguard Investment Advisory Group, LLC",
  "summary": "Safeguard Investment Advisory Group, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Corona, CA, registered since 2017, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 26, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Safeguard Investment Advisory Group, LLC (CRD 146132): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management",
    "Hourly charges"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Financial planning services",
    "Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses",
    "Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Safeguard Investment Advisory Group, LLC compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Safeguard Investment Advisory Group, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Safeguard Investment Advisory Group, LLC charge?",
      "a": "Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 26, 2026 states: Hourly rate: $250 to $350 an hour (Financial Planning Services or Consulting Services). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Safeguard Investment Advisory Group, LLC located?",
      "a": "Safeguard Investment Advisory Group, LLC's principal office is in Corona, CA, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 5 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Safeguard Investment Advisory Group, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Safeguard Investment Advisory Group, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2017. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 146132."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Safeguard Investment Advisory Group, LLC manage?",
      "a": "Safeguard Investment Advisory Group, LLC reports $702,274,833 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 26, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Safeguard Investment Advisory Group, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Safeguard Investment Advisory Group, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $303,440,107 in the October 2021 data and $702,274,833 in the October 2026 data, up 131%. Total employees: 16 in October 2021 and 25 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Safeguard Investment Advisory Group, LLC serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (1,331); high net worth individuals (395); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (56)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Safeguard Investment Advisory Group, LLC use?",
      "a": "Safeguard Investment Advisory Group, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Safeguard Investment Advisory Group, LLC 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/146132"
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Safeguard Investment Advisory Group, LLC state an account minimum?",
      "a": "Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 26, 2026 says: \"SIAG requires a minimum of $100,000.00 to open or maintain an account. The minimum requirement may be waived at the firm's sole discretion.\""
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Safeguard Investment Advisory Group, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 10 to 9. Regulatory assets under management went from $603,514,079 to $702,274,833 (+16%). Added an office in Escondido, CA. No longer lists an office in Oxnard, CA."
    }
  ],
  "filing_history": [
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      "period": "2021-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 303440107.0,
      "total_employees": 16,
      "filing_date": "2021-05-25"
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    {
      "period": "2022-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 347708870.0,
      "total_employees": 16,
      "filing_date": "2022-05-18"
    },
    {
      "period": "2023-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 352726494.0,
      "total_employees": 18,
      "filing_date": "2023-03-13"
    },
    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 454557412.0,
      "total_employees": 19,
      "filing_date": "2024-08-13"
    },
    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 603514079.0,
      "total_employees": 27,
      "filing_date": "2025-03-26"
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 702274833.0,
      "total_employees": 25,
      "filing_date": "2026-03-26"
    }
  ],
  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "period": "2026-04-01",
      "period_label": "April 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Employees performing advisory functions went from 10 to 9.",
        "Regulatory assets under management went from $603,514,079 to $702,274,833 (+16%).",
        "Added an office in Escondido, CA.",
        "No longer lists an office in Oxnard, CA."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": {
    "source": "Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 26, 2026",
    "provided_by_the_firm": false,
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    "account_minimum": "$100,000",
    "account_minimum_may_be_waived": true,
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    "planning_fees": [
      "Hourly rate: $250 to $350 an hour (Financial Planning Services or Consulting Services)"
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        "label": "Account minimum",
        "statements": [
          "Account minimum: $100,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)"
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          "SIAG requires a minimum of $100,000.00 to open or maintain an account. The minimum requirement may be waived at the firm's sole discretion."
        ]
      },
      {
        "label": "Planning fee",
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          "Hourly rate: $250 to $350 an hour (Financial Planning Services or Consulting Services)"
        ],
        "quotes": [
          "The hourly fee for Financial Planning Services or Consulting Services shall range from $250 to $350 per hour, billed in a quarter-hour minimum increments"
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    "quotes": [
      "SIAG requires a minimum of $100,000.00 to open or maintain an account. The minimum requirement may be waived at the firm's sole discretion.",
      "The hourly fee for Financial Planning Services or Consulting Services shall range from $250 to $350 per hour, billed in a quarter-hour minimum increments"
    ],
    "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": "Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC",
      "name_as_filed": "FIDELITY BROKERAGE SERVICES LLC",
      "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.",
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  "clients": [
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  "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
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  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/146132",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
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