Ascending Assets

Ascending Assets LLC provides ongoing portfolio management and investment planning services to corporations and business entities, preparing an individualized Investment Policy Statement for each client and often operating with discretionary trading authority. While many independent peers focus on individual retail clients, Ascending Assets manages a small client base — about $1.47 million in assets across 14 accounts — and offers tailored portfolio construction and monitoring.

The firm’s investment approach blends cyclical and fundamental analysis with modern portfolio theory and a long‑term trading orientation, using mutual funds, equities, fixed income (including Treasury inflation‑protected bonds), and ETFs (notably including precious‑metals sector ETFs). Services begin with an interview to establish goals, tax considerations, and risk tolerance, and the firm documents these in the IPS and conducts at least quarterly reviews.

Operationally, Ascending Assets requires clients to custody assets at Interactive Brokers LLC and discloses access to broker-provided research and other soft‑dollar benefits that factor into broker selection. The firm does not select third‑party investment managers or participate in wrap fee programs, and it maintains written policies on personal trading, conflicts of interest, and client‑imposed investment restrictions.