More Than A Century Of Success

Founded in 1913, Smith Moore is proud to have grown while maintaining a people-focused approach to wealth management. As one of the oldest investment firms established west of the Mississippi River, we have a storied history of helping our clients plan their futures and achieve financial peace of mind.

Today, Smith Moore continues to thrive as a strong boutique firm and has expanded to a total of 11 locations with branches in Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, and Mississippi.

1913

Federal Reserve System is Born

1914-1918

World War I

1929

Wall Street crash, Black Tuesday

1929-1940

Great Depression

1933

Banking Act of 1933 forms the FDIC

1933

Securities Act of 1933

1934

SEC formed

1938

Smith Moore celebrates 25 years

1939-1945

World War II

1953

Smith Moore celebrates 40 years

1956

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

1963

Smith Moore celebrates 50 years

1966

Philip Plack merges his company, Plack Hanser, into Smith Moore and relocates office to 4th and Locust facility

1970

Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) is created

1972

Dow hits 1,000 for the first time

1973

Oil prices shock

1987

Black Monday, Dow crashes 22%

1988

Smith Moore celebrates 75 years

1989

Dow loses 7% when junk bond market collapses

1997

Dow plunges 554 points due to Asian market crisis

1998-2000

Dotcom bubble burst

1999

Dow hits 10,000 for the first time

2001

Dow plunges 684 points due to 9/11 attacks

2003

New management takes the helm under Harry Langenberg Jr. and Jim Deutsch and relocates office to the Sevens building in Clayton

2004

Smith Moore opens its second branch office in Jefferson City, Missouri

2007

Wachovia buys A.G. Edwards

2007

Smith Moore opens its third branch office in Chesterfield, Missouri

2008

Lehman Brothers files for bankruptcy and TARP program passed

2008

Smith Moore opens its fourth branch office in Columbia, Missouri

2009

Smith Moore opens its fifth, sixth, and seventh branch offices in Kirksville, Missouri; Overland Park, Kansas; and Effingham, Illinois

2013

Smith Moore celebrates 100 years

2020

Smith Moore opens its eighth branch office in Brandon, Mississippi

2021

Smith Moore opens its ninth and tenth branch offices in Fulton and Moberly, Missouri

2022

Smith Moore opens its eleventh branch office in Topeka, Kansas

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