Smith, Blair

The firm provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individual clients, managing roughly $6.0 million across about ten client accounts and working with both retirement and non-retirement holdings. Like many independent advisers, it charges percentage-of-AUM fees and supplies monthly account reporting and periodic plan reviews; it also offers tax return preparation as an ancillary service.

The firm’s investment process blends technical analysis (charting, newsletters, insider activity) with a value-focused fundamental approach, seeking securities that it estimates to trade at least 10% below intrinsic value using measures such as discount to book, tangible book value, dividend coverage, and low P/E and price-to-book ratios. For 2025 the firm has identified a concentration on precious metals, alternative media companies and select large-cap names, and it may use sector ETFs and dollar-cost averaging for mutual-fund allocations.

Noteworthy distinctions include a recent disclosure: an administrative proceeding with the Nevada Secretary of State resulted in a consent order requiring licensure and a fine, which the firm reports was resolved with licensure obtained in February 2026 and the fine paid in March 2026. The firm also designates Interactive Brokers as its preferred custodian, uses block trading to equalize executions across client accounts, and provides detailed monthly statements with written performance commentary and listings of material portfolio moves.