GUARDIAN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

RIASEC RegisteredEst. 1976
Total AUM
$310M
Discretionary
$264M
85% of AUM
Avg account
$2.4M
Accounts
127
Advisory reps
2

Firm details

Headquarters
TIBURON, California
CRD number
104935
Registered since
January 22, 1976
Custodians
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.
Fee structure
Percentage of AUM, Fixed Fees
Client types
  • HNWI79.19%
  • Charitable Organizations13.52%
  • Pension & Profit Sharing Plans5.85%
  • Individuals1.44%
Services
Portfolio Management for IndividualsPortfolio Management for Institutional Clients

Firm profile

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Overview

Guardian Investment Management operates as a privately owned LLC that focuses on discretionary portfolio management for individuals, families and small businesses, with some business and institutional clients. The firm shows a clear tilt toward equities—particularly exchange-traded stocks and ETFs—and structures client relationships under both percentage-of-AUM and fixed-fee arrangements. Guardian is not an active ESG investor and does not present itself as a multi-state or pension consultant adviser; its business activity centers on direct portfolio management rather than functioning as a capital allocator. Investment emphasis is on liquid, publicly traded securities with managers allocating primarily to exchange-traded equities while retaining the flexibility to incorporate externally managed real estate strategies as alternative exposure. The firm uses standard custodial relationships to support client accounts and appears to run concentrated, portfolio-driven equity strategies rather than broad model-only solutions.

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Asset composition

Asset composition: Exchange Traded Equities 63%, Investment Grade Corp Bonds 17%, US Government Bonds 13%, Cash & Cash Equivalents 7%63%
  • Exchange Traded Equities63%
  • Investment Grade Corp Bonds17%
  • US Government Bonds13%
  • Cash & Cash Equivalents7%

Contacts

2 of 2
  • ROBERT TOMASELLO

    President, CCOCRD 5029500

  • DENISE DOLEY

    Partner, DirectorCRD 4231817

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Recent M&A activity

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Location

Primary office

TIBURON, CA

MARIN

Location

TIBURON, CA

Headquartered in TIBURON, CA, anchoring the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA metro in the West.

Metro area
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA
Region
West
County
MARIN
Address
1120 Mar West St
Time zone
PT (UTC-8)
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