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Welcome to Ascend Planning & Consulting, LLC

Ascend Planning & Consulting, LLC combines years of experience in wealth and risk management for individuals and business and benefit planning for businesses and professional practices.

Allow us to bring our experience and innovative financial strategies to you and your business.

Enhancing Financial Decision Making℠

Business Retirement Plans

  • Qualified Retirement Plans & Fiduciary Services
  • Executive Benefits & Deferred Compensation Plans

Wealth Strategies

  • Financial Planning
  • Wealth Management Strategies
  • Estate Analysis
  • Education Funding

Business Strategies

  • Succession Planning
  • Key Person Programs
  • Employee Benefits

Risk Management

  • Insurance Review & Analysis
  • Retirement Planning
  • Retirement Income Distribution Planning

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Meet our Team

Meet our Team

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With my background in Law and Business, I have worked with businesses, business owners and professionals for over 30 years.  In addition to...

Mark Swartz, JD, CLU®, ChFC®, CFP®, AIF®, CPFA

President & CEO

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With over 40 years of experience in the financial services and telecommunication industries, I have a proven track record of applying innovative...

Tom Natoli, CFP®, CLU®, ChFC®, AIF®, CPFA

Executive Vice President

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At the core, I’m an analytical person. Data and logic are important to me.  I have an Electrical Engineering degree from Vanderbilt...

Mark S. Dolfis, CFP®, AIF®

Executive Vice President

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In my prior career, I had the opportunity to work for a multi-national corporation in three continents around the world.  This career...

TC Fung, CFP®, CLU®

Executive Vice President

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As a regular marathoner and triathlete, I find that the necessary training for a race carries over into my dedication to my clients and the...

Jason Crawford, CFP®, RICP®

Senior Consultant

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I think I have the best career in the world.  It seems hard to believe that I started in this industry over 10 years ago, but when it doesn...

Henry “Hank” J Shields IV, CFP®, AIF®, CPFA

Senior Consultant

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I’ve always had an appreciation of team sports, mainly basketball and football. It’s remarkable how similar the dynamic of team sports...

Tareq Khattar, CFP®, AIF®

Senior Consultant

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I believe in personal responsibility.

I worked for and retired from Capitol Hill.  I have seen how the Federal Government works and...

Doug Menorca, CFP®

Senior Consultant

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For over 25 years I have had the pleasure of working in the Financial Services industry as both a Financial Advisor as well as a manager,...

Mark Dellosso

Senior Consultant

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After a successful decade of starting and running my own real estate agency while raising a family in Taiwan, my family and I emigrated to the...

Nan Yin Juan

Senior Consultant

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As a first generation American, I have had the front-row seat to some remarkable experiences of growing up in blended cultures. It is through this...

Carolyn Juan

Senior Consultant

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One of my favorite past-times is watching motor racing. Although motor racing is entertaining, there is a large amount of risk the driver endures...

Aaron Kniss

Consultant

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One of the greatest aspects of this career is that I have the opportunity to learn about people from all walks of life.  Each individual has...

Joseph Staley

Consultant

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I grew up playing football, basketball and soccer my entire life which helped me understand what a collective team atmosphere can accomplish....

Christopher Weins

Consultant

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With my background in estate and tax law and in financial planning, I have worked with numerous financial professionals and their clients on tax,...

Randall McQuin, JD, CFP®

Director of Advanced Planning

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My position provides me the ability to monitor economic and market trends on behalf of our team of financial professionals. I also work...

Dan McNulty, AIF®

Director of Asset Allocation Strategies

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With over 30 years of experience in Human Resources, Tax and Financial Advisory environments, I have developed a focus on accuracy and...

Kathy Delaware

Planning Assistant to Tom Natoli

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With over 20 years of experience in the financial service industry, I have developed a results-oriented, high-energy, hands-on approach to client...

Consuela D. Brown

Registered Planning Assistant to Mark Swartz

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While working in an advising and leadership capacity with Equitable Advisors since 2012, I have learned first-hand how important client...

Michael Battista, CFP®

Planning Coordinator

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Having spent several years as a successful sales professional in the luxury retail market, I have learned the importance of providing exceptional...

Eleanor Getek

Client Relations Coordinator

Resources

Plan Sponsor Advisory:  2020 CARES Act: How it Affects Your Retirement Plan 

Submitted by Ascend Planning & Consulting LLC. on April 8th, 2020

On March 27, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic, Congress passed the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (also known as HR 748). This is historic and sweeping legislation created to help keep workers paid and employed, allow businesses to remain operational,  make necessary health care system enhancements and stabilize the economy.

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Planning for College Expenses

Submitted by Ascend Planning & Consulting LLC. on July 15th, 2019

Planning for College Expenses

Long considered a doorway to security and prosperity, college is now viewed as almost a minimum requirement for a promising career in today’s fast-paced economy.  

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Market Volatility – What it May Mean to You

Submitted by Ascend Planning & Consulting LLC. on November 18th, 2018

Is market volatility good or bad?  It may be both….depending on whether you are a seller or purchaser of stocks.  When the volatility results in a market decline, it is more attractive to invest.  Each dollar purchases more stock when prices are down.  Therefore, market declines may be good for purchasers who have a longer time horizon before they need their investmen

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