General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> July 27, 2009

Structured Asset Class Investing – Kenneth R. Smith – Empirical Wealth Management

Smith, Kenneth R.
Kenneth R. Smith is the Chief Executive Officer of Empirical Wealth Management. He guides the firm’s long-term strategy and leads its investment research team. He received a B.S. from The University of Arizona with a double major in finance and accounting. Mr. Smith also holds an M.S. in financial analysis and is passionate about educating individuals on how to become smarter investors. He hosts an informative financial radio show titled “Empirical Investing Radio” on VoiceAmerica. Mr. Smith has volunteered as a teacher for Junior Achievement, a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating young people on how to succeed in a global economy. He also is writing a book on personal finance, The Empirical Approach to Building Wealth, intended to help individual investors with intelligent investment and financial planning decisions. Profile
TWST: Please start with an overview of Empirical Wealth Management and perhaps

you can tell us why it's called Empirical.

Mr. Smith: Empirical Wealth Management is a Northwest-based,