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The Gardner Group
Filed as THE GARDNER GROUP · Legal name Gardner Asset Management LLC
The Gardner Group is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Dallas, TX, registered since 2026, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 11, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is The Gardner Group compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), The Gardner Group reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).
How much does The Gardner Group charge?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated May 11, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: up to 2% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states); Hourly rate: $150 to $350 an hour (consulting fee). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.
Where is The Gardner Group located?
The Gardner Group's principal office is in Dallas, TX, according to its Form ADV.
Is The Gardner Group registered with the SEC or a state?
The Gardner Group is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2026. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 114263.
How much does The Gardner Group manage?
The Gardner Group reports $125,274,461 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 11, 2026 (100% discretionary).
What types of clients does The Gardner Group serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (96); high net worth individuals (37); charitable organizations (1).
Which custodians does The Gardner Group use?
The Gardner Group's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Fidelity Investments Money Management Inc. as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does The Gardner Group 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/114263
Does The Gardner Group state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated May 11, 2026 says: "We generally require a $500,000 minimum for the management of accounts. Fees and account sizes are subject to negotiation."
What changed in The Gardner Group's recent Form ADV filings?
In the July 2026 filing data: Newly registered with the SEC.
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 2AAsset-based fee: up to 2% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states)
The brochure's wording
The client pays The Gardner Group for its investment management services, which are up to 2% based upon the client's assets under management. Advisory fees are negotiable.
Account minimum: $500,000
The brochure's wording
We generally require a $500,000 minimum for the management of accounts. Fees and account sizes are subject to negotiation.
Hourly rate: $150 to $350 an hour (consulting fee)
The brochure's wording
Client may agree to pay an hourly consulting fee in the range of $150.00 - $350.00 per hour.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated May 11, 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$125,274,461 as of October 2026, filing dated May 11, 2026.
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.DA 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
- Educational seminars/workshops
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Gardner Asset Management LLC
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2026 (0 years)
- Employees
- Total: 1. Performing investment advisory functions: 1.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
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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
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1 state or jurisdiction
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 11None 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
Changes in the filing
Last 12 months- July 2026
- Newly registered with the SEC.
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.ISource: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."
Cite this page
AdvisorCensus. The Gardner Group (CRD 114263): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/the-gardner-group-dallas-tx-114263