Guardian Trust Company, Fsb (New York)


Guardian Trust Company, Fsb is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $421.63 million of regulatory assets for 2,334 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona, California, Colorado, and 27 other states.

Guardian Trust Company, Fsb provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, and pension consulting services. It prepares financial plans for more than 100 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Guardian Trust Company, Fsb: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Guardian Trust Company, Fsb is $421.63 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 1137% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $370.01 million in discretionary accounts and $51.62 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $171.86 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $285.19 thousand.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Guardian Trust Company, Fsb for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and fixed fees. Flat-fee based compensation is the most transparent and the one you can safely predict in advance. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

Careers at Guardian Trust Company, Fsb

George William Grosz has been acting as President since 1 Apr 1999. Carl Peter Pierleoni joined the executive team most recently as the Senior Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
The Guardian Life Insurance Company Of America Sole shareholder 1 Apr 1999 75% - 100% 13-5123390
Francis Sanfordbb Quinn President and ceo 1 Apr 1999 Other 1047942
George William Grosz Director 1 Apr 1999 Other 4378422
Jeremiah Francis O'leary Director 1 Apr 1999 Other 4378423
Geoffrey Acheson Thompson Director 1 Apr 1999 Other 4378435
Dennis James Manning Director 1 Apr 1999 Other 4378451
Robin Wayne Browning Chief trust officer and senior vice president 1 Aug 2000 Other 4378412
Meryl Arlene Rosenthal President & ceo & director 1 Feb 2002 Other 1775763
George Warren Shannon Vice president & account services manager 1 May 2002 Other 2537920
John Glenn Kiernan Vice president & senior compliance specialist 1 May 2002 Other 3143323
Barry Frederick Drogy Chief operations officer 1 Oct 2002 Other 2472829
Joseph Anthony Caruso Director 1 Jan 2003 Other 1087300
Barry Frederick Drogy President and chief operations officer 1 Feb 2003 Other 2472829
Paul Edward Desmond Chief trust officer 1 Mar 2003 Other 4643726
Gerald William Mcevoy Senior vice president & chief administrative officer 1 Feb 2004 Other 2991705
John Glenn Kiernan Vice president & chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2004 Other 3143323
Carl Peter Pierleoni Senior vice president & chief compliance officer 1 Feb 2006 Other 1430192

Based in New York

The principal office where Guardian Trust Company, Fsb performs its advisory services is located at 7 Hanover Square, New York, NY 10004, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Wilmington, DE. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-919-3718 or by fax 212-919-2159. The normal business hours are 8:45a.m.- 4:30 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at www.glic.com.