Federal Reserve System is Born
World War I
Wall Street crash, Black Tuesday
Great Depression
Banking Act of 1933 forms the FDIC
Securities Act of 1933
SEC formed
Smith Moore celebrates 25 years
World War II
Smith Moore celebrates 40 years
Of the 200 firms involved in Ford Motor Company’s IPO release, Smith Moore is one of 11 firms still in business today to remain as an independent, privately owned investment firm
Smith Moore celebrates 50 years
Philip Plack merges his company, Plack Hanser, into Smith Moore and relocates office to 4th and Locust facility
Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) is created
Dow hits 1,000 for the first time
Oil prices shock
Black Monday, Dow crashes 22%
Smith Moore celebrates 75 years
Dow loses 7% when junk bond market collapses
Dow plunges 554 points due to Asian market crisis
Dotcom bubble burst
Dow hits 10,000 for the first time
Dow plunges 684 points due to 9/11 attacks
New management takes the helm under Harry Langenberg Jr. and Jim Deutsch and relocates office to the Sevens building in Clayton
Smith Moore opens its second branch office in Jefferson City, Missouri
Wachovia buys A.G. Edwards
Smith Moore opens its third branch office in Chesterfield, Missouri
Lehman Brothers files for bankruptcy and TARP program passed
Smith Moore opens its fourth branch office in Columbia, Missouri
Smith Moore opens its fifth, sixth, and seventh branch offices in Kirksville, Missouri; Overland Park, Kansas; and Effingham, Illinois
Smith Moore celebrates 100 years
Smith Moore opens its eighth branch office in Brandon, Mississippi
Smith Moore opens its ninth and tenth branch offices in Fulton and Moberly, Missouri
Smith Moore opens its eleventh branch office in Topeka, Kansas