Ascent Fintech LLC

Ascent Fintech LLC is an independent, state-registered advisory firm that serves individuals, families, pension and retirement plans, and institutions, and reports approximately $4.85 million in discretionary assets under management across roughly 53 client accounts. Its service offerings include asset management (on both a discretionary and non-discretionary basis), project-based financial planning, and ERISA and retirement plan services.

The firm uses both passive and active investment strategies and tailors portfolios to each client’s stated goals, time horizon and risk tolerance, with portfolio monitoring and rebalancing documented in client files; financial plans are typically delivered within a sixty-day target once documentation is received. For retirement plans Ascent provides participant education, plan design and vendor evaluation, and can act as a non‑fiduciary consultant, a limited-scope ERISA 3(21) fiduciary, or an ERISA 3(38) investment manager with discretionary responsibility for plan investment lineups.

Distinctive aspects disclosed in the brochure include the firm’s promotion of hypothetical performance and the advertisement of past performance results—practices that are uncommon for independent, solo advisers—and a relatively broader pension consulting practice that covers a variety of plan types. The brochure also notes affiliated business activities and potential crossover clients, and describes personal trading controls and quarterly reviews by the Chief Compliance Officer, information relevant to assessing conflicts of interest and oversight.