Malcolm Cowen has been President Emeritus/Manager of Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management since January 2025, is a control person of the firm and directly owns under 5% of it. Malcolm Cowen holds a BA in Business Administration from Gettysburg College, an MBA in Business Administration from Lehigh University and a Masters in Taxation from Villanova Law School.
Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management, LLC is a Bethlehem, PA firm with $9.57B under management, 764 clients and 26 advisers in one office, as of its March 2026 filing.
Skip Cowen is President Emeritus of Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management, LLC. He has over 40 years of industry experience and is a co-founder of Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management, LLC and Cornerstone Institutional Investors, LLC. He chairs Cornerstone's Investment Policy Committee and is Chairman of the Board of M Financial Investment Advisors, Inc.
Malcolm Cowen’s longest registration is the current one, 20 years at Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management since 2006. Before joining Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management in 2006, Malcolm Cowen was registered through Cornerstone Institutional Investors, LLC and Ycs Asset Management, Inc.
- M Holdings Securities, Inc.Also current– present · 15 yearsBethlehem, PA · Adviser representative and broker · Firm CRD 43285
- – present · 20 yearsBethlehem, PA · Adviser representative · Firm CRD 138638
- Cornerstone Institutional Investors, LLC– · 13 yearsBethlehem, PA · Adviser representative · Firm CRD 44664
- Ycs Asset Management, Inc.– · 7 yearsBethlehem, PA · Adviser representative · Firm CRD 109504
- Cornerstone Financial Consultants LTD– · 13 yearsAllentown, PA · Adviser representative · Firm CRD 105405
Professional designations
Listed by Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management
- AIF®
- CFP®
Investment adviser representative registrations
Malcolm Cowen is registered as an investment adviser representative in Pennsylvania, since February 2006.
- PennsylvaniaSince 9 February 2006
Examinations
| Exam | Name | Passed |
|---|---|---|
| Series 52TO | Municipal Securities Representative Examination | 25 September 2025 |
| SIE | Securities Industry Essentials Examination | Credited |
| Series 53 | Municipal Securities Principal Examination | 31 March 2003 |
| Series 24 | General Securities Principal Examination | 10 November 1997 |
| Series 7 | General Securities Representative Examination | 21 August 1982 |
| Series 63 | Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination | 13 November 1981 |
| Series 6 | Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Representative Examination | 13 November 1981 |
- Name
- Municipal Securities Representative Examination
- Name
- Securities Industry Essentials Examination
- Name
- Municipal Securities Principal Examination
- Name
- General Securities Principal Examination
- Name
- General Securities Representative Examination
- Name
- Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
- Name
- Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Representative Examination
- Full name
- Malcolm Lee Cowen
- CRD
- 1013493
- Firm
- Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management · CRD 138638
- Role
- President Emeritus/Manager
- Office
- 74 WEST BROAD STREET, SUITE 340, Bethlehem, PA 18018
- Registration
- Investment adviser and broker registrations
- In the industry since
- November 1981
- Disciplinary history
- Not yet shown here · SEC record · BrokerCheck
- Firm bio
- cornerstone-companies.com
Where does Malcolm Cowen work?
Malcolm Cowen has been President Emeritus/Manager of Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management, LLC since January 2025, and is a control person of the firm.
Is Malcolm Cowen a financial advisor?
Yes. Malcolm Cowen has a current investment-adviser registration in Pennsylvania, through Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management since February 2006.
How many years of experience does Malcolm Cowen have?
Malcolm Cowen has 44 years in the financial industry, since November 1981, across 5 adviser firms.
What exams has Malcolm Cowen passed?
Malcolm Cowen has passed 6 licensing exams: the Series 63, Series 6, Series 7, Series 24, Series 53 and Series 52TO. The earliest, the Series 63, was passed in November 1981. FINRA credited Malcolm Cowen with the SIE, which began in October 2018.
Where is Malcolm Cowen based?
Malcolm Cowen’s registered office is in Bethlehem, PA.
Is Malcolm Cowen registered with FINRA?
Yes. Malcolm Cowen has a current broker registration, under CRD 1013493.
Source: FINRA BrokerCheck
Is Malcolm Cowen a CFP?
Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management lists Malcolm Cowen with the CFP credential (“CFP®”) on its website. CFP Board confirms certification status.
Source: Malcolm L. “Skip” Cowen, II biography, cornerstone-companies.com
How can I verify Malcolm Cowen’s record?
Search CRD 1013493 on the SEC’s adviser search (adviserinfo.sec.gov) and FINRA’s broker search (brokercheck.finra.org), which publish Malcolm Cowen’s full registration record.
