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Ascent Financial Group
Joe Fiegel's Ascent Financial Group manages roughly $215M in regulatory assets from three Arkansas offices, serving individuals and retirement plans.
Ascent Financial Group
We are a team of financial advisors here to deliver a more service-focused, personalized approach to your future. | We are ASCENT FINANCIAL GROUP - a team of experienced financial advisors committed to delivering a more service-focused, personalized approach to your future.
General information
Firm type
Asset Manager
Year founded
1999
AUM
$215M (per firm ADV, 2024)
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Little Rock
Corporate office
Little Rock, AR, United States
Additional offices
Jonesboro, AR · Springdale, AR
Principals
John D. Brown
Chairman
Joe Fiegel
CCO, Principal
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Ascent Financial Group?
Joe Fiegel serves as a managing principal and Chief Compliance Officer, per the firm's Form ADV filing. The firm does not publicly name a dedicated Chief Investment Officer or investment committee, suggesting that portfolio management responsibilities are distributed among its adviser representatives. John D. Brown is listed as Chairman and remains a principal of the firm.
How does Ascent Financial Group charge its clients?
The firm operates as a fee-only registered investment adviser, charging clients a percentage of assets under management. It does not earn commissions from product sales or accept third-party payments for investment recommendations. This fee structure eliminates the transaction-based incentives common at broker-dealer-affiliated wealth managers.
Is Ascent Financial Group a family office or a retail wealth manager?
Ascent is a regional wealth management practice, not a single-family or multi-family office. The firm serves a mix of individual clients and retirement-plan sponsors, with no public indication that it manages concentrated wealth for a single patriarch or family branch. Its minimum account size and client composition are not published.
Does Ascent Financial Group offer alternative investments or private-market access?
Ascent's public disclosures show a strategy built around publicly traded equity and fixed-income securities. The firm does not advertise direct private-equity, venture-capital, or hedge-fund capabilities. Clients seeking alternatives exposure would likely need to look outside the firm's core managed-account platform.
How is Ascent Financial Group related to other financial entities?
The firm operates independently and is not a subsidiary of a bank, insurance company, or broker-dealer. Ascent's Form ADV does not list any parent company, affiliate, or related entity, consistent with an owner-operated advisory practice. No spinout or prior brand name appears in public filings.
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