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Smart Investor was established to provide an easier, risk managed, more efficient way for individuals to invest in their financial security. We provide a range of services to help clients accomplish their most important financial goals. 

Wealth Management

We collaborate with our clients as they articulate what's most important to them.  Based on a client's specific needs, we establish a flexible action plan designed to attain their financial objectives, including estate and income tax efficiencies, education, insurance and special needs, while benefiting from our institutional, risk management investment process. 

  • Each client's action plan is monitored on an on-going basis and clients receive personal quarterly investment progress reports.
  • For our Entrepreneur and Business Owner clients, we address the special concerns they face with business succession and maximizing the value of their business assets as part of their overall financial picture.
  • For our Ophthalmologist clients, we address the specific business and professional challenges in today's medical practices.

Retirement Plans 

Smart Investor is a Prudent Expert and serves as an ERISA 405(d)(1) Independent Fiduciary and 3(38) Investment Manager to Plan Sponsors, and provides on-going monitoring and Plan Participant progress review services.

Charitable Remainder Trust Administrative Services

We provide full administrative services, including investment management and coordinate tax preparation, for institutional and individual clients who are benefiting from the lifetime income, tax benefits and charitable objectives offered by this type of trust.

Who We Are

Smart Investor is a diversified financial services firm based in Rocklin, California.  We are an independent, fee-only registered investment advisor serving entrepreneurs, small business owners, and retirement plan sponsors and participants. More

What We Do

We provide a disciplined risk management process that monitors & adjusts investment portfolios to help avoid excess emotional anxiety, speculative risk and mistakes which provides a more positive wealth management experience for our clients. More

Why Choose Us

At Smart Investor, we listen to our clients.  We leverage the integrity, judgment, experience, depth of knowledge and skills of our dedicated team of professionals to provide customized solutions to help our clients achieve their financial objectives. More

Our Philosophy

Our clients come first and
we treat them with respect
and integrity.  We systematically
implement our seven fundamental beliefs to help our clients achieve their financial objectives. More