Ascendant Capital Management (Ascendant) is a full-service, independent Registered Investment Advisor (RIA). We have no parent company affiliation, nor do we have any pressure to sell proprietary products or services not aligned with your interests. Many financial advisors carry the 'broker-dealer' designation which brandishes a disclaimer from the SEC that their recommendations need only comply to a suitability standard. As an RIA, Ascendant adheres to the much higher fiduciary standard, which imposes a duty of care and loyalty and means that recommendations “must be in the best interest of the client and come before the interests of the advisor.