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  "crd_number": 124395,
  "slug": "asco-financial-group-inc-kingston-pa-124395",
  "primary_business_name": "ASCO FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.",
  "legal_name": "ASCO FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.",
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  "city": "Kingston",
  "state": "PA",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "42540",
  "metro": {
    "cbsa_code": "42540",
    "common_name": "Scranton",
    "msa_name": "Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA",
    "path": "/advisors/pa/scranton"
  },
  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
  "registration_date": "2003-02-12",
  "years_registered": 23,
  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-03-05",
  "carried_forward": false,
  "raum_total": 173160402.0,
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  "raum_band": "100m_500m",
  "raum_band_label": "$100 million to $500 million",
  "total_employees": 2,
  "advisory_employees": 2,
  "client_count_bucket": "fewer_than_5_in_some_types",
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      "count": 61
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  "compensation_types": [
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  "advisory_activities": [
    "pension_consulting",
    "selection_of_other_advisers"
  ],
  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
  "disclosure_yes_count": 0,
  "states_registered": [
    "PA"
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  "websites": [
    "https://ascofinancial.com"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/124395",
  "city_as_filed": "KINGSTON",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/asco-financial-group-inc-kingston-pa-124395",
  "display_name": "Asco Financial Group, Inc.",
  "summary": "Asco Financial Group, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Kingston, PA, registered since 2003, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 5, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Asco Financial Group, Inc. (CRD 124395): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Pension consulting services",
    "Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Asco Financial Group, Inc. compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Asco Financial Group, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Asco Financial Group, Inc. located?",
      "a": "Asco Financial Group, Inc.'s principal office is in Kingston, PA, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Asco Financial Group, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Asco Financial Group, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2003. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 124395."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Asco Financial Group, Inc. manage?",
      "a": "Asco Financial Group, Inc. reports $173,160,402 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 5, 2026 (0% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Asco Financial Group, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Asco Financial Group, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $156,676,523 in the October 2021 data and $173,160,402 in the October 2026 data, up 11%. Total employees: 3 in October 2021 and 2 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Asco Financial Group, Inc. serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: state or municipal government entities (including government pension plans) (61)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Asco Financial Group, Inc. use?",
      "a": "Asco Financial Group, Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., John Hancock Distributors LLC, Nationwide Trust Company and SEI Investments Distribution Co. as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Asco Financial Group, Inc. report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/124395"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "period": "2021-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 156676523.0,
      "total_employees": 3,
      "filing_date": "2021-03-04"
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    {
      "period": "2022-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 170363582.0,
      "total_employees": 2,
      "filing_date": "2022-03-11"
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    {
      "period": "2023-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 145713624.0,
      "total_employees": 2,
      "filing_date": "2023-02-09"
    },
    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 158485907.0,
      "total_employees": 2,
      "filing_date": "2024-03-10"
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    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 159253442.0,
      "total_employees": 2,
      "filing_date": "2025-03-07"
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    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 173160402.0,
      "total_employees": 2,
      "filing_date": "2026-03-05"
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  ],
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  "custodians": [
    {
      "name": "Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.",
      "name_as_filed": "CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.",
      "affiliated": false
    },
    {
      "name": "John Hancock Distributors LLC",
      "name_as_filed": "JOHN HANCOCK DISTRIBUTORS LLC",
      "affiliated": false
    },
    {
      "name": "Nationwide Trust Company",
      "name_as_filed": "NATIONWIDE TRUST COMPANY",
      "affiliated": false
    },
    {
      "name": "SEI Investments Distribution Co.",
      "name_as_filed": "SEI INVESTMENTS DISTRIBUTION CO.",
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    }
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  "custodians_note": "Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.",
  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/asco-financial-group-inc-kingston-pa-124395.md",
  "clients": [
    {
      "type": "pension_profit_sharing",
      "label": "Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)",
      "count": null,
      "fewer_than_5": true,
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    {
      "type": "state_municipal",
      "label": "State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)",
      "count": 61,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 170687122.0
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  "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
  "disclosure_items": [],
  "indexable": true,
  "suppressed": false,
  "claimed": false,
  "enhanced": false,
  "provided_by_the_firm": null,
  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/124395",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}