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Deals and People July 21, 2011
Fiduciary Investment Advisors Hires 403(b) Investment Consultant
July 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fiduciary Investment Advisors, LLC (FIA) announced that Vincent M. Smith, AIF, has joined the firm as an investment consultant.
Reported by
Rebecca Moore
Vincent has over a decade of experience providing investment advisory services to retirement plans. His focus is on providing services to defined contribution retirement plan clients in both the corporate and tax-exempt markets.
According to a press release, prior to joining FIA, Vincent was a senior member of the consulting teams at Longfellow Advisors and Cammack LaRhette Consulting. At Longfellow Advisors and Cammack LaRhette Consulting Vincent’s clients included hospitals and higher education clients. He will be focusing on this market for FIA as well.
“We continue to see demand from 403(b) plan sponsors for FIA’s services as they seek guidance and advice regarding plan menu design, fee negotiation and fiduciary governance. Vincent has served this market for many years as a senior consultant and will step in immediately to work with FIA’s 403(b) clients,” said Mark Wetzel, FIA President, in the announcement.You Might Also Like:
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