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Registered investment advisers, the advisors registered through them, the capital they report, the private vehicles they run and the people who own them, as a graph with a filing date behind every number. RAUM is what the adviser filed, a move is two registration dates, and a class is a rule you can read.

SEC-registered adviser

Asco Financial Group, Inc.

Institutional managerKingston, PennsylvaniaCRD 124395SEC 801-61809websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 5, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 28, 2012 · 18 filings
SEC status approved since Feb 12, 2003
RAUM
$173M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
0.0%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
2
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$86.6M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
2
2 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
18 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$173M as of Mar 5, 2026
Mar 28, 2012$130M then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)2 as of Mar 5, 2026
Mar 28, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)2 as of Mar 5, 2026
Mar 27, 20133 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +8.7% over the last fiscal year+5.9% a year over threeIARs 2 to 2
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 5, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Institutional asset manager · institutional share (pensions, government, insurance, corporations, charities, banks, other advisers) at least 60 percent and private-client share under 20 percent
  • OCIO / institutional advisory · selection of other advisers (5.G.7) and institutional share at least 50 percent
RAUM per advisor
$86.6MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
unknownderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$2.7MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
0.0%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
100%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
2.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+8.7%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
pension consulting, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
Ownership
no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
Advisor book size
not public; not estimatedreported
Also answered yes on Form ADV
  • buys or sells securities as principal to or from clients (8.A.2)
  • receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • State and municipal entities$171M99%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$2.5M1.4%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
63reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=1.0 related_bd=true related_bank=false bd_reps=2.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
2 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Donald Paul WilliamsonKingston, PaJun 19, 200936 y2
Jerome Joseph MchaleKingston, PaApr 16, 201329 y1
Advisor movement
0 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net 0 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount0 left over 36 months
Left, latest
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    Private funds
    No private fund reported.
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • A Maria Williamson · Corporate Secretarycontrol
      since 10/2022 · owns 25% to 50%
    • Joseph Jerome Mchale · President, Chief Compliance Officer, Treasurer
      since 10/2022 · owns 50% to 75%
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    No related person reported.
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    Kingston, Pa · principal200
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    No branch office listed.
    ADV anomalies
    1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
    • low discretionary shareStatic outlier · filing Mar 5, 2026
      discretionary share of RAUM of 0% against a peer median of 100% (108 comparable advisers, 0.0th percentile, 33.7 robust deviations)
      peers: institutional managers, $100M to $500M (108) · 0.0% percentile
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 55 to 63
      Mar 7, 2025 to Mar 5, 2026
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $159M to $173M
      Mar 7, 2025 to Mar 5, 2026
    • Pension RAUM · $3.0M to $2.5M
      Mar 7, 2025 to Mar 5, 2026
    • RAUM · $159M to $173M
      Mar 7, 2025 to Mar 5, 2026
    • Accounts · 59 to 55
      Mar 10, 2024 to Mar 7, 2025
    • Financial planning clients · unset to
      Mar 10, 2024 to Mar 7, 2025
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $158M to $159M
      Mar 10, 2024 to Mar 7, 2025
    • Pension RAUM · $12.3M to $3.0M
      Mar 10, 2024 to Mar 7, 2025
    • RAUM · $158M to $159M
      Mar 10, 2024 to Mar 7, 2025
    • Accounts · 58 to 59
      Feb 9, 2023 to Mar 10, 2024
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $146M to $158M
      Feb 9, 2023 to Mar 10, 2024
    • Pension RAUM · $11.1M to $12.3M
      Feb 9, 2023 to Mar 10, 2024
    • RAUM · $146M to $158M
      Feb 9, 2023 to Mar 10, 2024
    • Accounts · 59 to 58
      Oct 11, 2022 to Feb 9, 2023
    • Pension plan clients · 7.0 to unset
      Oct 11, 2022 to Feb 9, 2023
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $170M to $146M
      Oct 11, 2022 to Feb 9, 2023
    • Pension RAUM · $14.8M to $11.1M
      Oct 11, 2022 to Feb 9, 2023
    • RAUM · $170M to $146M
      Oct 11, 2022 to Feb 9, 2023
    • Related broker-dealer · false to true
      Oct 11, 2022 to Feb 9, 2023
    • Accounts · 63 to 59
      Nov 19, 2021 to Mar 11, 2022
    • Employees · 3 to 2
      Nov 19, 2021 to Mar 11, 2022
    • Insurance-licensed employees · 2 to 0
      Nov 19, 2021 to Mar 11, 2022
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $157M to $170M
      Nov 19, 2021 to Mar 11, 2022
    • Pension RAUM · $13.7M to $14.8M
      Nov 19, 2021 to Mar 11, 2022
    • RAUM · $157M to $170M
      Nov 19, 2021 to Mar 11, 2022
    • Accounts · 68 to 63
      Mar 17, 2020 to Mar 4, 2021
    • Employees · 2 to 3
      Mar 17, 2020 to Mar 4, 2021
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $150M to $157M
      Mar 17, 2020 to Mar 4, 2021
    • Pension RAUM · $23.9M to $13.7M
      Mar 17, 2020 to Mar 4, 2021
    • RAUM · $150M to $157M
      Mar 17, 2020 to Mar 4, 2021
    • Related broker-dealer · true to false
      Mar 17, 2020 to Mar 4, 2021
    • Accounts · 69 to 68
      Feb 21, 2019 to Mar 17, 2020
    • Insurance-licensed employees · 0 to 2
      Feb 21, 2019 to Mar 17, 2020
    • Financial planning clients · 0 to unset
      Feb 21, 2019 to Mar 17, 2020
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $139M to $150M
      Feb 21, 2019 to Mar 17, 2020
    • Pension RAUM · $17.5M to $23.9M
      Feb 21, 2019 to Mar 17, 2020
    • RAUM · $139M to $150M
      Feb 21, 2019 to Mar 17, 2020
    • Related adviser · false to true
      Feb 21, 2019 to Mar 17, 2020
    • Related broker-dealer · false to true
      Feb 21, 2019 to Mar 17, 2020
    • Accounts · 71 to 69
      Feb 1, 2018 to Feb 21, 2019
    Signals
    1 dated events
    • Paul Donald Williamson (President) no longer on Schedule A of Asco Financial Group, Inc. (listed 2022-03-11, absent 2022-10-11)
      Oct 11, 2022 · Control person left · inference
    Across DFX
    shared identifiers only, never a name match
    No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
    How to reach
    public business contact points only, each with its source
    Website
    ASCOFINANCIAL.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
    Principal office phone
    570-714-0720reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 5, 2026
    Provenance
    Form ADV
    SEC filing data 2011 to 2024 and the monthly roster 2025 onreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
    Advisors
    IAPD individual compilation feed, dailyreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
    Class
    Institutional managerderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
    RAUM per advisor
    $86.6Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026