Ascend Wealth Management LLC

Ascend Wealth Management provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting to individual investors and retirement plans, including limited ERISA 3(21) fiduciary services for qualified and non‑qualified plans. The firm also arranges model-based portfolio management through third‑party portfolio managers and offers both full financial plans and topic‑specific consultations.

Investment programs are implemented on a discretionary basis with model selection and ongoing monitoring handled by the adviser and the designated third‑party managers; the firm’s methods may include technical and charting analysis and accounts are reviewed at least quarterly. Clients receive custodian statements and trade confirmations, may impose written investment restrictions, and the firm generally does not vote proxies on client securities.

Notable distinctions include an unusually high client load relative to peers—over 200 clients per registered professional—which implies many smaller or service‑focused accounts alongside roughly $32.6 million in assets under management. The adviser maintains an affiliated insurance practice that consumes a material portion of owner time and discloses commission income, and the firm regularly provides pension consulting/ERISA plan services and shares fees with third‑party managers; these arrangements are disclosed as potential conflicts and are managed through the firm’s fiduciary policies and disclosures.