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Deals & People July 21, 2011
Fiduciary Investment Advisors Hires 403(b) Investment Consultant
Fiduciary Investment Advisors, LLC (FIA) announced that Vincent M. Smith has joined the firm as an investment consultant.
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Smith has more than a decade of experience providing investment advisory services to retirement plans, FIA reports. His focus is on providing services to defined contribution retirement plan clients in both the corporate and tax-exempt markets.
Prior to joining FIA, Smith was a senior member of the consulting teams at Longfellow Advisors and Cammack LaRhette Consulting. At Longfellow Advisors and Cammack LaRhette Consulting, his 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, President of FIA.You Might Also Like:
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