About Us

I'm Fred Smith.  My company, Fred Smith Finance, is licensed as a Registered Investment Adviser in the state of California.  To view Part II of the ADV Form please visit www.adviserinfo.sec.gov  (our CRD# is 147044), or contact us for a hard copy of the form.  If this website is being viewed outside California please do not regard it as a solicitation for business.

As principal of Fred Smith Finance, I personally perform all analyses and write all reports for the company.  My educational background includes a Bachelor's Degree from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, and a Master's Degree from Long Island University, New York.  In 2001, I earned the Certificate in Financial Planning from the University of California at Santa Cruz.  Early in 2008 I completed all the NASD Series 65 licensing requirements.

I am a member of the Financial Planning Association,and have agreed to abide by their strict Code of Ethics.  You can visit the FPA website at www.FPAnet.org

Also I am an active member of the American Association of Individual Investors, and serve on the board of the Silicon Valley chapter.  I highly recommend this organization to anyone wishing to learn more about investing from an unbiased source.  The websites for the national organization and the local chapter are www.AAII.com and www.siliconvalleyaaii.org respectively.

On a personal note, apart from Fred Smith Finance my interests include travel and photography.  You may enjoy some recent trips at www.picasaweb.google.com/PhredsPhotos