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They include 2,174 individual clients, 522 high-net-worth individuals, and 310 corporations and other businesses.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 31 March 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What services does Guardian Partners offer?","answer":"Guardian Partners provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, portfolio management for institutions, and selecting other managers.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.G, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"Which custodians does Guardian Partners use?","answer":"Guardian Partners’ separately managed account assets are held at National Bank Independent Network (Toronto), with $2.81B and CIBC Mellon Trust Company (Toronto), with $313M. Only custodians holding at least a tenth of those assets are named.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedule D, Section 5.K.(3), filed 31 March 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"custodians"}},{"question":"How many financial advisors does Guardian Partners have?","answer":"Guardian Partners has 6 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 76 employees, and 30 perform investment advisory functions. None are registered representatives of a broker-dealer or licensed insurance agents.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.A and 5.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What does Guardian Partners invest in?","answer":"At the end of its last fiscal year, Guardian Partners’ separately managed accounts held 50% exchange-traded equities, 32% pooled vehicles (private funds and similar), 10% investment grade corporate bonds, 7% cash and equivalents and 1% registered funds (mutual funds, ETFs, BDCs).","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.K.(1) and 7.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"Who owns Guardian Partners?","answer":"Guardian Partners is owned through a chain of holding companies by Federation Des Caisses Desjardins Du Quebec. Its direct owners are Guardian Capital Group Limited (75% or more) and Andrew Christodoulou (25% to 50%).","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 31 March 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"scheduleA"}},{"question":"How does Guardian Partners get paid?","answer":"Guardian Partners is paid through a percentage of assets under management. Its Form ADV lists no commissions or performance-based fees among how it is paid.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.E, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"How do I contact Guardian Partners?","answer":"Guardian Partners’ main office is at Commerce Court West, 199 Bay Street,, Suite 2700, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5L 1E8. Its phone number is 416-840-8001. Its website is guardiancapital.com.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Item 1.F, filed 31 March 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"offices"}}],"holdings":null,"notice":"Compiled from public SEC Form ADV filings on the dates in `sources`. Facts as filed; not a rating, ranking, or recommendation. Niva is not affiliated with this firm. Disciplinary history is deliberately not included here or on the page; the SEC publishes the complete record at the `iapdUrl` above."}