Ascendance Wealth

Ascendance Wealth provides investment management and advisory services to individuals, small businesses, corporations, and investment companies. It offers discretionary—and in limited circumstances non‑discretionary—portfolio management and customized investment advice intended to meet client‑specific goals.

The firm describes its approach as creation and implementation of capital market strategies designed to maximize financial returns consistent with each client’s risk tolerance, using both fundamental and technical analysis and sources such as financial newspapers, corporate inspections, annual reports, and third‑party research. Accounts are reviewed at least quarterly, and clients may be billed either hourly or by an annual percentage‑of‑assets fee (the brochure lists a $300 hourly option or a 1% AUM annual fee), with fees billed quarterly and, if authorized, deducted directly from custody accounts.

Noteworthy features for a firm of this size include a small client base with relatively modest AUM overseen by a principal who holds the CFA designation and cites significant prior corporate investment experience. The firm uses Shareholder Services Group with Pershing custody for account aggregation and research access, has adopted the CFA Institute Code of Ethics, and states it does not charge performance‑based fees or accept referral fees.