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Trusted Guidance for Your Financial Journey

We take a personalized and proactive approach to financial planning, helping hard-working individuals and families around Pennsylvania, align their financial strategies with their unique goals. Unlike many firms, Guardian Planners manages all investments in-house, offering unparalleled care and precision in understanding and optimizing your entire financial picture. Our money management strategies are designed to address your specific needs, combining data-driven insights with tactical portfolio management to maximize outcomes.

Leverage Gains, and Minimizing Losses

Leverage Gains, and Minimizing Losses

Tactical asset management is a hands-on approach to investing that helps balance risk and reward. By making smart adjustments to your investments as markets change, we work to take advantage of opportunities and protect your money when times get tough. This approach keeps your investments on track with your goals, no matter what the economy throws your way.

Taking You from Complexity to Confidence

Taking You from Complexity to Confidence

Financial planning is the cornerstone of achieving life’s most important goals, offering a roadmap tailored to your unique circumstances and aspirations. At its core, custom financial planning empowers you to make informed decisions, balancing short-term needs with long-term objectives.

A well-crafted plan not only protects your assets but also builds confidence, ensuring you are prepared to weather market volatility or life’s unexpected events.

Guided by Purpose, Committed to You

At Guardian Planners, we blend deep expertise with a personal commitment to your financial success. Using a team-based approach, we leverage our diverse experiences to closely partner with you from planning and execution, to follow-up.

Charles W. Johnson CHFC CASL CLU

Founder, Financial Advisor

(814) 503-8306

(877) 326-2002

cjohnson@guardianplanners.com

Charles "Chuck" Johnson, founder of Guardian Planners, has been in the financial industry since 1988. Through the years he has made it a priority to look for new and innovative ways to improve and enhance his clients' investment...

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Marissa Andrulonis

Executive Assistant

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Our Guiding Principles

At the heart of our firm lies a commitment to our clients' financial well-being. Our core values underpin our approach, ensuring that we always act with integrity, expertise, and empathy.

Ride Bulls, Plan for Bears

Ride Bulls, Plan for Bears

Through tactical asset management, we help you seize opportunities and protect investments against downturns. This strategy balances risk and reward to help keep you on track with your goals.

No Cookie-Cutter Solutions

No Cookie-Cutter Solutions

Our money management strategy helps problem-solve for your unique needs. We dive deep into data to actively manage portfolios and optimize outcomes. We strategically fit the pieces together and adapt as needed to protect your hard-earned savings.

Transparent Advice

Transparent Advice

Our independent, fiduciary firm doesn't schmooze or push products. Instead, we offer independent advice instead of sales-driven pressure. This honest guidance prioritizes the financial well-being of every client.

Genuine Relationships

Genuine Relationships

We don’t just manage money. We build genuine relationships by taking the time to understand who you are and what matters most. By fostering meaningful connections, our advice is tailored to you and deeply personal.

Simplify Your Wealth With a Plan

Whether you're looking to grow your savings, plan for retirement, or protect what you’ve worked hard for, we provide personalized guidance to help you make smart financial decisions at every stage of life.

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Powered by Cetera: Access to Industry-Leading Resources

By partnering with Cetera, we tap into expert legal and financial services, unbiased investment research, and over 100 years of planning experience—enabling us to offer you comprehensive, personalized financial solutions.

Advanced
Planning

Through our key resource partner, Cetera’s Advanced Planning Team, we gain expert legal and financial services.

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Investment Management

The Cetera Investment Team’s unbiased research and guidance empower us to craft a personalized investment plan tailored to you.

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Financial Plan Design

With over a century of combined experience, Cetera’s Financial Plan Design Team is a vital resource for your financial planning.

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Ride the Bull. Prepare for the Bear.

Who We Work With

We are dedicated to addressing the unique financial needs of a wide array of clients across varying stages of life.

Who We Serve

Our Approach

Our integrity and personalized team service — backed by a time-tested culture of success — help us build trust and form genuine friendships for life.

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Contact us today to learn how our team-driven and relational culture can help you gain confidence in your financial life.

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