W.A. SMITH FINANCIAL GROUP
Firm details
- Headquarters
- SANDUSKY, Ohio
- CRD number
- 146608
- Registered since
- February 27, 2017
- Website
- www.gr8lakesfinancial.com
- Custodians
- FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS COMPANY LLC
- Fee structure
- Percentage of AUM, Fixed Fees
- Client types
- HNWI57.72%
- Individuals42.14%
- Pension & Profit Sharing Plans0.14%
- Services
- Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for IndividualsPension ConsultingSelection of Other AdvisersEducational Seminars / Workshops
Firm profile
FINTRXOverview
W.A. Smith Financial Group is an independent Registered Investment Adviser organized as a corporation and owned by an individual. The firm has been SEC-registered since 2017 and acts as a capital allocator for both individual/family and institutional clients. Primary advisory services include financial planning, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, pension consulting, selection of other advisers, and educational seminars. The firm also operates as an insurance broker and charges a mix of percentage-of-AUM and fixed fees.
Assets & Accounts
Public Holdings
Investments & Alternatives
Location & Offices
Investment profile
FINTRXTraditional investments used
Alternative investments used
Active ESG investor
Technology & operations
FINTRXCRM & tech providers
TAMPs used
Clients
FINTRXClient base
Client personas
Asset composition
- Exchange Traded Equities57%
- Public Funds/Mutual Funds34%
- Cash & Cash Equivalents9%
Owners & executives
2 of 2Brian Petraitis
Chief Compliance OfficerCRD 7255407
WILLIAM SMITH
President and CEOCRD 2671372
Contacts
3 of 11David Coletto
Wealth AdvisorCRD 7181162
JARRETT LANG
VP, Wealth AdvisorCRD 6178721
Brandon Schaefer
Wealth AdvisorCRD 7598608
Wealth teams
FINTRXNewly hired reps
FINTRXRecent M&A activity
FINTRXRecent filings
FINTRXAwards
FINTRXETF holdings
1 of 69Active vs passive
$457M in ETFs
73%
$333M
25%
$123M
| ETF | Provider | Style | Category | Value | Shares | % of portfolio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STATE STREET(R) SPDR(R) PORTFOLIO AGGREGATE BOND ETF (SPAB) | State Street | Passive | Intermediate Core Bond | $60.4M | 2,358,002 | 13.23% |
Location
SANDUSKY, OH
ERIE
Location
SANDUSKY, OH
Headquartered in SANDUSKY, OH, anchoring the Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH metro in the Midwest.
- Metro area
- Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH
- Region
- Midwest
- County
- ERIE
- Address
- 4604 Timber Commons Dr
- Time zone
- ET (UTC-5)
- Office locations
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