Asensio FAQ Q. When was Asensio & Company (ACI) founded?
A. In 1993. According to an SEC document, it was formerly Morganthal Weiss & Company. Asensio began as a subsidiary of Morganthal in 1993 and proceeded from there. Q. How large a business is it? A. Very small. Asensio had two employees when we went online in 2002, and as far as we know, still has only two. They are Lorena Llivichuzca, his assistant of several years, and Tara Kelly, a recent college graduate who is newly registered with NASD. Charles Stewart, who worked with Asensio for about a decade, left for another brokerage in March 2005. Asensio’s cousin, Owen Hernandez, left in March 2006. Update, December 2007. Asensio apparently fired Tara Kelly early this year. Q. How many companies does Asensio currently have and why does he keep changing the names? A. Asensio originally conducted both his brokerage and publishing activities under the Asensio & Company name. In 2002, he put the trading under the name Asensio Brokerage Services (ABS). He admits this was an effort to free his p
