Smith Hayes Advisers Inc (Lincoln)


Smith Hayes Advisers Inc is a large advisory firm based in Lincoln. It manages $2.15 billion of regulatory assets for 2,174 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, and 30 other states.

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Smith Hayes Advisers provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, selection of other advisers, and erisa plan 404c education & advice on asset allocation & retirement plan reviews. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Smith Hayes Advisers: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Smith Hayes Advisers Inc is $2.15 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 2867% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.


The firm manages $1.08 billion in discretionary accounts and $1.06 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $587.76 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $3.19 million.
Smith Hayes Advisers has custody of $31.58 million in cash and securities for 1 client in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Smith Hayes Advisers Inc for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, fixed fees, commissions, and performance-based fees. Commissions are paid and earned by the adviser when a trade or a sales of an investment is made. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

Careers at Smith Hayes Advisers Inc

Thomas Curtis Smith has been acting as President since 1 Sep 1985. James Patrick Kerr joined the executive team most recently as the Director.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Smith Hayes Companies (D/B/A Smith Hayes) Parent company 1 Sep 1985 75% - 100% 47-0681159
Thomas Curtis Smith Chairman of the board/director 1 Sep 1985 Other 429051
Consolidated Investment Coproration Parent 1 Sep 1985 75% - 100% 47-0681159
Sharon Ann Shelley Director 1 Sep 1985 Other 421220
Smith Hayes Companies Parent 1 Sep 1985 75% - 100% 47-0681159
Arnold John Walters Director 1 Jul 1994 Other 1576358
Max Harold Callen Director 1 Jul 1994 Other 1636281
George William Peterson Director 1 Jul 1994 Other 1470625
Allen James Moore President, director 1 Oct 1997 Other 841005
Allen J Moore President, director 1 Oct 1997 Other 841005
Ruth Annette Howell Vice president, compliance director 1 Sep 1998 Other 1255071
William Burton Shreve Director 1 Sep 2000 Other 852878
Michael Tate Johnson Vp/director of compliance 1 Feb 2002 Other 2754467
Colleen Terese Davis Vp 1 Mar 2003 Other 1274284
Todd William Peterson Director 1 Oct 2003 Other 2348686
Bryan Myron Schneider Director 1 Oct 2003 Other 2817936
Robert Eugene Brady Vp 1 Oct 2003 Other 816738
Russell Lee Manners Vp 1 Oct 2003 Other 722627
Bradley Leroy Knuth Vp 1 Oct 2003 Other 1355560
Cindee Lynn Devall Cco 1 Dec 2004 Other 3205855
Steven Robert Sorensen Evp 1 Oct 2006 Other 800163
John Louis Decker Evp 1 Aug 2008 Other 2812644
Max Harold Callen Secretary 1 Jan 2009 Other 1636281
Bobby John Schaefer Cfo / secretary / treasurer 1 Feb 2010 Other 5569260
Brandon Michael Mann Vice president of sales 1 Jan 2012 Other 4488207
Allen J Moore Chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2012 Other 841005
Karol Randy Hood Vp / chief compliance officer 1 May 2012 Other 2800311
John Louis Decker Evp, director 1 Mar 2013 Other 2812644
John Louis Decker Evp, president 1 Jul 2013 Other 2812644
John Louis Decker President, ceo 1 Jan 2014 Other 2812644
Teresa Marie O'grady Interim chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2015 Other 2039006
Ruth Annette Howell Chief compliance officer 1 Aug 2015 Other 1255071
Thomas Curtis Smith Director 1 Apr 2016 Other 429051
James Patrick Kerr Director 1 Apr 2016 Other 824040
Michael Joseph Purpura Director 1 Apr 2016 Other 2095576
Thomas Steven Nelson Director 1 Apr 2016 Other 1108782

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 5 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Smith Hayes Esop Owner 1 Sep 1985 Other 16-1675064
Consolidated Investment Corp Parent 1 Sep 1985 75% - 100% 47-0681159
D.A. Davidson Companies Holding company 1 Apr 2016 75% - 100% 81-0439153
D.A. Davidson Trust Company Trustee 1 Apr 2016 25% - 50% 81-0330104
Employee Stock Ownership Plan And Trust Shareholder 1 Apr 2016 25% - 50% 81-6032703

Based in Lincoln

The principal office where Smith Hayes Advisers Inc performs its advisory services is located at 200 Centre Terrace, Lincoln, NE 68508 The mailing address of the firm is P.O. Box 83000, Lincoln, NE 68501 3000. An additional office of the firm is in Omaha, NE. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 402-476-3000 or by fax 402-476-6909. The normal business hours are 8:00am - 5:00pm on Other. You can find more information about the New York firm at smithhayes.com/.