About Us
At Ascend Wealth Partners, we recognize that the journey to success is ongoing, and we are committed to helping our clients navigate both the ascent and the plateau with grace and efficiency.
Our approach is centered around long-term strategic planning tailored to each client’s unique goals and circumstances. We believe in fostering a deep understanding of our clients’ aspirations, challenges, and values, enabling us to develop comprehensive strategies that not only propel them towards success but also sustain it over time.
Whether it’s optimizing investment portfolios, implementing tax-efficient strategies, or providing ongoing financial guidance, we are dedicated to empowering our clients to make informed decisions that support their long-term prosperity. With Ascend Wealth Partners by your side, you can confidently navigate the twists and turns of your financial journey, ensuring that your success continues to grow and endure for years to come.
Matthew Paretti
Financial Representative
Pamela Guy
Executive Assistant
Don Sullivan
Director of Investments
Danny Price
Investment Specialist
Pamela Guy
Executive Assistant
Don Sullivan
Director of Investments
Danny Price
Investment Specialist
Our Process
Many of us have financial, legal, and insurance professionals in our lives. These advisors offer specialized advice and guidance but often do not consider the impact on other aspects of a person’s life, including their financial world. Our strategic process is designed to identify challenges, explore various solutions, and provide a plan that helps individuals reach their goals quickly and safely, regardless of the objective.
1. Protection
Protection in your financial life acts much like the roof on someone’s home. A roof is not an item we spend a lot of time enjoying on a daily basis, but it is what protects everything we care about below. Full protection is critical for guarding against unforeseen events that can strike at any time and affect your financial future. Just as we protect our homes and vehicles for full replacement values, we need to consider protecting our most valuable assets such as our income and life. Further, while insurance protection is crucial for a successful plan to weather unforeseen events, individuals, businesses and families need legal documents as well to have a more protected plan.
2. Savings
The single most fundamental key to any wealth accumulation and protection plan typically boils down to nothing more than managing cash flow and savings rates. To prepare for life’s events, it is important to build wealth inside of flexible assets that can be used for “life” instead of one sole purpose such as “retirement” or “college.” Learning how to save in a systematic manner will be the key to consistently building wealth.
3. Debt
Debt plays a unique roll in your life and you must understand how to properly manage good debt and bad debt. Good debt provides tax deductions, has low interest and the opportunity for a long repayment schedule. Bad Debt has high interest, short repayment terms and is not tax deductible.
4. Wealth Accumulation
Building wealth is not just about creating an account with a large balance. It is about accumulating wealth in a manner which provides flexibility, control and efficiency. To achieve this, assets should be used in a coordinated fashion to obtain the maximum growth, tax efficiency and minimize costs. During these meetings we will review how different types of assets perform under a variety of different circumstances.
5. Wealth distribution
You need to access wealth during your life for a variety of reasons, including first-time home purchases, college, weddings, business opportunities, and ultimately retirement. Creating a plan that maximizes retirement income while simultaneously protecting your wealth from interest rate risk, tax risk, and longevity risk is crucial. We do not know what interest rates, taxes and other variables will be a decade or several decades from today. Creating a plan that is less affected by these outside forces will help lead to a plan that is less vulnerable to risk.
6. Legacy Strategies
Leaving a legacy for loved ones or personal causes fills the need or desire to be remembered. Leaving a legacy is much more than simply financial. For those who have young children, proper legacy planning and the protection of human capital is extremely important should there be a premature death. As life progresses, leaving a legacy to heirs or charities can be done in many unique ways. There are multiple legacy strategies that may apply, and we educate those who believe it’s important to do so..
Our Values
Client Focus
Our client-focused approach helps us to meet all obligations in a timely manner with the highest level of care and attention to build the mutual respect necessary for a long-term alliance.
Integrity
As we recognize that trust is a cornerstone to any successful relationship, we strive to ensure that our values and client expectations of us continue to remain aligned.
Transparency
We keep transparency at the forefront of every client interaction. Our goal is to be an educational resource, providing timely information and relevant industry updates to keep clients abreast of developments related to their financial worlds.