# Market Guard
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> Built around its “Non-Emotional, Methodical, Mathematical” investment process, Market Guard is a model-portfolio and strategy framework used with retirement-…

Retirement Plan Advisor

Vienna, VA

## About Market Guard

<p>Built around its “Non-Emotional, Methodical, Mathematical” investment process, Market Guard is a model-portfolio and strategy framework used with retirement-focused clients.</p>

<p>Headquartered in Vienna, Virginia in the Washington, DC metro area, the team also works from offices in National Harbor and Silver Spring, Maryland. Market Guard is tied to Retirement Protection Solutions, which appears to be the main entity delivering client services, while “Market Guard” refers to the investment methodology.</p>

<p>Retirement Protection Solutions provides investment advisory services through Horizon Wealth, a Registered Investment Advisor. The group works as a <a href="/plan-advisors">plan advisor</a> and offers 3(21) fiduciary services for employer retirement plans. As of 2026, the firm reports $1.2B in AUM.</p>

<p>What sets the approach apart is its emphasis on rules-based portfolio management designed to reduce emotion in investment decisions.</p>

<ul>
<li>3(21) fiduciary services for retirement plans</li>
<li>Model portfolios and investment strategies under the Market Guard methodology</li>
<li>Retirement planning and wealth preservation planning</li>
<li>Tax-efficient strategy support and Social Security optimization</li>
</ul>

Website: [https://retirementprotectionsolutions.com/resources/market-guard/](https://retirementprotectionsolutions.com/resources/market-guard/)

## Office Locations

- Silver Spring, MD

- Vienna, VA (Headquarters)

- National Harbor, MD

## Services Offered

- 3(21) Investment Advisor

## Client Statistics (2026)

- Total Clients: 0

- Total AUM: $1.2B

## Plans Serviced (2024)

Largest plans where this firm is listed as a service provider (Schedule C) or IQPA (Schedule H) on the most recent filings (From Form 5500).

| Plan|Sponsor|Assets|Participants|

| UNITED AIRLINES PILOT RETIREMENT ACCOUNT PLAN|UNITED AIRLINES, INC., IL|$16.8B|17,444|

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