Highland Consulting Associates Inc.
SEC-registered
Institutional / Pension Advisor · Large ($10B–$100B)
CRD 109834
· SEC file 801-46040
· Cleveland, OH
· WWW.HIGHLANDUSA.NET
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ADV data as of Mar 18, 2026
- Regulatory AUM
- $21.9B
- Discretionary
- $609M
- Clients
- 167
- Avg AUM / client
- $131M
- Accounts
- 468
- Employees
- 28
AUM over time
$6.4B
$21.9B
Dec 2011
Dec 2025
Annual snapshots from Form ADV filings · as of Mar 18, 2026
Who they serve
| Client type | Clients | AUM | % of AUM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individuals (non-high net worth) | 5 | $3.3M | 0.01% |
| High net worth individuals | 39 | $309M | 1.41% |
| Pension and profit sharing plans | 97 | $19.7B | 89.9% |
| Charitable organizations | 18 | $1.5B | 7.01% |
| Insurance companies | 1 | $10.5M | 0.05% |
| Corporations and other businesses | 7 | $355M | 1.62% |
Retirement plan clients
Plans that reported this firm as an investment service provider on Form 5500 Schedule C.
People (6)
roster as of Jul 20, 2026| Name | Role / title | Credentials | With firm since | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veres, Richard, Nmn | President | Oct 1993 (33y) | Less than 5% | |
| Mahon, Kevin, John | Chief Compliance Officer | Sep 2023 (3y) | Less than 5% | |
| Mills, Mark, Gregory | Trustee (Esop) | Oct 2023 (3y) | GP / trustee / elected manager of Highland Consulting Associates Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan (indirect) | |
| Thomas Randall Fairfax | Registered representative | CFP | Dec 2024 (2y) | |
| Laurel Fitzsimmons | Registered representative | CFP | Sep 2025 (1y) | |
| Ryan Christopher Smeltzer | Registered representative | CFA | May 2026 (0y) |
Entity owners (Schedule A/B)
| Entity | Title / status | Since | Sch. | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Consulting Associates Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan | Employee Stock Ownership Plan | Jan 2009 | A | 75% or more |
Undisclosed: 0% – 25% of the firm is not attributable from the filed Schedule A bands.
Roster from the IAPD representatives feed; ownership and acquisition dates from Form ADV Schedule A/B. "Since" is the earliest filed registration or acquisition date.
Retirement plans served (34)
| Plan | Sponsor | Participants | Plan assets | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster Colony Legacy Pension Plan | Lancaster Glass Corporation | 0 | $0 | 07/01/2024 |
| Greif 401(k) Retirement Plan | Greif Packaging Llc | 6,763 | $863M | 01/01/2024 |
| Summa Health 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan | Summa Health | 4,479 | $855M | 01/01/2024 |
| National Lime & Stone Company Employees' 401(k) Plan | National Lime & Stone Company | 393 | $52.8M | 01/01/2024 |
| The World Group Savings And Investment Plan | World Group Llc | 876 | $75.1M | 01/01/2024 |
| Howley Bread Group, Ltd. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust | Howley Bread Group, Ltd. | 390 | $5.6M | 01/01/2024 |
| The Kokosing Group 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan | Kokosing Construction Company, Inc. | 2,431 | $236M | 01/01/2024 |
| Aggreko, Llc Employees' Savings & Investment Retirement Plan | Aggreko, Llc | 1,436 | $217M | 01/01/2024 |
| Employees Pension Plan For Sharon Tube Company | Wheatland Tube, Llc | 72 | $86.0M | 01/01/2024 |
| Summa Health 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan | Summa Health | 922 | $62.4M | 01/01/2024 |
| Ampco Pittsburgh Corporation Retirement Savings Plan | Ampco Pittsburgh Corporation | 964 | $88.6M | 01/01/2024 |
| Coilplus, Inc. Retirement Plan And Trust | Coilplus, Inc. | 460 | $60.6M | 01/01/2024 |
| R.W. Beckett Profit Sharing And 401(k) Plan | R.W. Beckett Corporation | 273 | $38.9M | 01/01/2024 |
| Harbisonwalker International Pension Plan For Hourly Employees | Harbisonwalker International, Inc. | 262 | $148M | 01/01/2024 |
| Blanchard Valley Health System 403(b) Plan | Blanchard Valley Health System | 3,392 | $243M | 01/01/2024 |
| Harbisonwalker International, Inc. Salary Pension Plan | Harbisonwalker International, Inc. | 193 | $132M | 01/01/2024 |
| Marc Glassman, Inc. 401(k) Plan | Marc Glassman, Inc. | 865 | $31.6M | 01/01/2024 |
| Joyce/Dayton Corp. Savings Plan And Trust | Joyce/Dayton Corp. | 186 | $20.7M | 01/01/2024 |
| The Prince & Izant Company Profit Sharing Plan And Trust | The Prince & Izant Company | 142 | $32.2M | 01/01/2024 |
| Cbc Companies, Inc. Profit Sharing And Savings Plan | Cbc Companies, Inc. | 632 | $169M | 01/01/2024 |
| Corna Kokosing 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan | Corna Kokosing Construction Company | 366 | $40.3M | 01/01/2024 |
| The Wallick Companies 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan | The Wallick Companies, Llc | 772 | $23.4M | 01/01/2024 |
| Greif Pension Plan | Greif Packaging Llc | 1,078 | $522M | 01/01/2024 |
| Dayton Superior Corporation Master Pension Plan | Dayton Superior Corporation | 102 | $26.7M | 01/01/2024 |
| The Andersons, Inc. Retirement Savings Investment Plan | The Andersons, Inc. | 2,020 | $368M | 01/01/2024 |
Top 25 of 34 plans by assets.
From Form 5500 service-provider disclosures.
Documents (1 archived)
| Form | Period | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Form ADV (full filing) | 03/18/2026 | 995 KB | View · PDF · Source ↗ |
Archived copies of the firm's regulatory filings, versioned by content hash.
Disciplinary disclosures
No disciplinary events reported on the firm's latest Form ADV filing.
How they charge
- • Percentage of assets under management
- • Hourly charges
- • Fixed fees
Services
- • Financial planning services
- • Portfolio management for individuals/small businesses
- • Portfolio management for businesses/institutional clients
- • Pension consulting services
- • Selection of other advisers
- • Educational seminars/workshops
Custody
Reported custodians
- Fidelity Management Trust Company $8.3B (38% of AUM) Mar 2026
- Vanguard Group [Malvern, Pa] $2.4B (11% of AUM) Mar 2026
- Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company $1.4B (11% of AUM) May 2019
Amounts as reported in ADV Item 5.K.(3) (custodians holding 10%+ of SMA assets).
Firm reports it does not have custody of client funds or securities (Item 9.A).
Source
All data on this page comes from this firm's Form ADV filings, reproduced without modification. Latest filing: Mar 18, 2026.
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