First Commonwealth Financial Advisors, Inc. (Pittsburgh)


First Commonwealth Financial Advisors, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Pittsburgh. It manages $215.82 million of regulatory assets for 131 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2002 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Florida and Pennsylvania.




First Commonwealth Financial Advisors provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, pension consulting services, selection of other advisers, and consulting. It prepares financial plans for less than 10 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

First Commonwealth Financial Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of First Commonwealth Financial Advisors, Inc. is $215.82 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 0% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.


The firm manages $500 thousand in discretionary accounts and $215.32 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $500 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $1.66 million.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay First Commonwealth Financial Advisors, Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, fixed fees, and commissions. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

Careers at First Commonwealth Financial Advisors, Inc.

Joseph E. O'dell has been acting as President since 1 Mar 2002. Mark Edward Lopushansky joined the executive team most recently as the Director.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Richard Read Applegate President, director, ceo 1 Jun 1996 Other 821789
First Commonwealth Financial Corporation Owner 1 Feb 2002 75% - 100% 25-1428528
John J. Dolan Vice president, cfo 1 Mar 2002 Other 4520347
David R. Tomb Secretary, treasurer, director 1 Mar 2002 Other 4520349
E. James Trimarchi Chaiman of board of directors 1 Mar 2002 Other 4520353
Joseph E. O'dell Director 1 Mar 2002 Other 4520356
Robert E. Barret Director 1 Oct 2002 Other 4614859
Ray T. Charley Director 1 Oct 2002 Other 4614861
Julia E. Cuccaro Director 1 Oct 2002 Other 4614862
David S. Dahlmann Director 1 Oct 2002 Other 4614864
Cheryl A. Ebersole Director 1 Oct 2002 Other 4614868
Alan R. Fairman Director 1 Oct 2002 Other 4614870
Johnston A. Glass Director 1 Oct 2002 Other 4614871
Luke A. Latimer Director 1 Oct 2002 Other 4614873
John A. Robertshaw Director 1 Oct 2002 Other 4614887
Gerard M. Thomchick Director 1 Oct 2002 Other 4614888
Dale P. Latimer Director 1 Oct 2002 Other 4615893
Julie Caponi Director 1 Apr 2004 Other 5107759
Joseph J. Virostek Vice president, cco 1 Apr 2005 Other 826142
Karen S. Chiappino Assistant vice president 1 Apr 2005 Other 2405959
David S. Dahlmann Chariman of board of directors 1 Jan 2006 Other 4614864
James Merle Knipple Chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2007 Other 5314178
Edward John Lipkus Vice president, cfo 1 Mar 2007 Other 4240806
Susan D Schellin Chief compliance officer, vp 1 Jun 2007 Other 4610750
Thomas Michael Price Director 1 Nov 2007 Other 5759141
Deborah Louise Robertson Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2010 Other 2123802
Matthew C Tomb Secretary 1 Apr 2011 Other 5986953
Cheryl A Parzych Director 1 Apr 2011 Other 5987023
Robert E Rout Treasurer 1 Apr 2011 Other 5987645
James Jude Nardelli Chief compliance officer 1 Jul 2011 Other 5986388
Victor Michael Dibattista Cco 1 Jul 2012 Other 2723910
Mark Edward Lopushansky Director 1 Jan 2013 Other 6173616

Based in Pittsburgh

The principal office where First Commonwealth Financial Advisors, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at Frick Building, Suite 1600, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 412-562-3232 or by fax 412-227-6546. The normal business hours are 8:00 am to 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday.