Ogden Asset Management, LLC

Ogden Asset Management is a fee‑only registered investment adviser that provides personalized investment management, retirement planning and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit‑sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations and small businesses. The firm reported $4,666,116 in discretionary assets under management across four client relationships and typically charges percentage‑of‑AUM fees while also offering negotiable retainer or fixed‑fee arrangements.

The firm uses a core‑and‑satellite asset allocation that combines passively managed index and ETF cores with actively managed or individual‑stock satellites, emphasizing diversified, globally oriented portfolios with a value bias and a specific valuation screen for growth names (considering growth stocks only when price/earnings is less than 1.5× projected long‑term growth). Portfolios are generally managed on a discretionary basis under a limited power of attorney, follow a buy‑and‑hold orientation but can hold elevated cash allocations in money‑market funds during stressed markets, and may employ other instruments including options, margin and short sales when appropriate.

Noteworthy features relative to many peers include the very small, concentrated client base given the reported AUM and the firm’s strict policy of accepting no commissions or referral fees while retaining flexibility to waive minimums and negotiate fees. The brochure also discloses that the firm does not vote client proxies (clients vote their own), provides quarterly written updates that can include net worth and tax materials, and maintains a business continuity arrangement with another advisory firm to address loss of key personnel.