Capital Guardian Wealth Management, LLC (Miami)


Capital Guardian Wealth Management, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Miami. It manages $465 million of regulatory assets for 860 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2009 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Colorado, Florida, and 13 other states.

Capital Guardian Wealth Management provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, and selection of other advisers. It prepares financial plans for less than 10 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Capital Guardian Wealth Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Capital Guardian Wealth Management, LLC is $465 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 316% since the beginning of its operation, and $70 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $465 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $540.7 thousand each.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 29% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 27% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in government bonds form 20% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Capital Guardian Wealth Management, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, fixed fees, and commissions. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Richard Thomas Moran serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, insurance companies, other investment advisers, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, banking or thrift institutions, and corporations or other businesses. The largest group of clients of Richard Thomas Moran is high net worth individuals with 56 clients and $163.97 million of assets under management. Among the 13 most similar advisory firms, Capital Guardian Wealth Management has the 7th highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $465 million for 860 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 15% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Capital Guardian Wealth Management doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Capital Guardian Wealth Management, LLC

The company employs 30 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 77 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 20 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Richard Thomas Moran has been acting as President since 1 Jan 2015. Sandro Louis Ramos joined the executive team most recently as the Cco Interim.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Matthew Adam Chotkowski Chief compliance officer 1 Dec 2006 Other 5233117
David Watts Mcmahan Chief operations officer 1 Jan 2009 Other 3078266
Michael Eric Fayed Chief financial officer 1 Jan 2009 Other 3230462
David Alan Boyer Chief executive officer 1 Jan 2009 Other 4284554
Llc Capital Guardian Holding Owner 1 Jan 2009 75% - 100% 94-3459695
Llc Capital Guardian Holding Owner 1 Jul 2009 75% - 100% 94-3459695
Llc Capital Guardian Holding Company Owner 1 Jul 2009 75% - 100% 94-3459695
Franklin Thomas Gutierrez Chief compliance officer 1 Dec 2009 Other 1796271
Walter Russell Costenbader Chief complaince officer 1 Sep 2014 Other 1828345
Joseph Harold Gieker Ceo 1 Nov 2014 Other 2331712
James C Ball Compliance officer 1 Nov 2014 Other 4434124
James C Ball Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2015 Other 4434124
Keith Edward Gregg Chief executive officer 1 Jan 2015 Other 1621694
Richard Thomas Moran President 1 Jan 2015 Other 2288850
Karl Willem Lohwater Manager 1 Jan 2015 Other 2684561
Sandro Louis Ramos Chief compliance officer 1 Oct 2015 Other 1695283
Justin Peter Lowe Manager 1 Mar 2016 25% - 50% 3114310
Gregory Papin Hogan Manager 1 Mar 2016 Other 1647874
James C Ball Manager 1 Mar 2016 Other 4434124
Greg Hogan Manager 1 Mar 2016 Other 6632707
Sandro Louis Ramos Md / amlco 1 Sep 2016 Other 1695283
James C Ball Cco 1 Sep 2016 Other 4434124
Sandro Louis Ramos Cco interim 1 Jan 2017 Other 1695283
Stephen Rocco Facella Managing member 1 Jan 2017 Other 2912309
Stephen R Facella Pres 1 Jan 2017 Other 2912309

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 12 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Alexander Chatfield Burns Owner 1 May 2010 75% - 100% 4823069
Andrew Brian Scherr Owner 1 May 2010 75% - 100% 2830943
Llc Capital L Group Owner 1 Jan 2011 75% - 100% 41-2177617
Theo Muller Owner 1 May 2012 50% - 75% 6125501
Avery Ellis Llc Owner 1 Jun 2013 Other 27-3547033
Heartland Family Group Llc Owner 1 Jun 2013 50% - 75% 46-0854372
Southport Lane Securities Llc Owner 1 Jun 2013 75% - 100% 46-3641788
Southport Lane Inc Owner 1 Jun 2013 75% - 100% 46-3131201
Llc Northern Star Capital Management Owner 1 Jan 2015 50% - 75% 47-2980761
Llc Northern Star Capital Holdings Owner 1 Jan 2015 50% - 75% 27-1261043
Justin Peter Lowe Owner 1 Jan 2015 25% - 50% 3114310
Patrick Robert Lebedis Owner 1 Jan 2015 25% - 50% 4046716

Based in Miami

The principal office where Capital Guardian Wealth Management, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 1395 Brickell Avenue, Suite 800, Miami, FL 33131, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Winter Park, FL. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 786-594-4400 or by fax 786-594-4401. The normal business hours are 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at capitalguardianllc.com.