TROY M. SMITH, CFP®
Before founding and running three successful wealth management firms and developing strategic financial plans to help a host of clients pursue their financial goals, Troy Smith began his career as a Assistant at EF Hutton.
An independent financial planner since 1989, Troy co-founded and served for three years as the Managing Member/Partner of Raleigh-based Lewis Financial Management LLC, a federally Registered Investment Advisor, prior to establishing Wake Wealth Management Co.
Earlier, he founded and managed Tax-Deferred Retirement Planners, Inc., a successful retirement planning services provider located in Pinehurst, NC. And before that, he distinguished himself as Manager and Registered Representative at Gene Morgan Financial, producers of the long-lived financially themed television show “Charting the Market with Gene Morgan” in downtown Los Angeles.
The holder of two Bachelor of Science degrees from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Troy went on to earn a Certified Financial Planner™ certification from the American College in Bryn Mawr, PA. Troy was also an Adjunct Professor in the Income Tax Section of the Executive Certificate for Financial Planning Program at Duke University in Durham, NC.
Experience
2001-2003: Managing Member/Partner of Lewis Financial Management LLC, a federally Registered Investment Adviser in Raleigh, North Carolina.
1990-2003: Founder and President of Tax-Deferred Retirement Planners, Inc., Pinehurst, North Carolina, a firm he founded in 1990 and managed until 2003.
1989-1990: Manager and Registered Representative at Gene Morgan Financial. Gene Morgan is known for his television show: Charting the Market with Gene Morgan that ran for over two decades.
Memberships & Competencies
- Active member of the Financial Planning Association
- Nominated for the Financial Planning Association’s national Board of Directors
- Member of the Financial Planning Association of the Triangle
- A knowledgeable professional in Charitable Trusts and Charitable Planning
- Member of the National Association of Charitable Gift Planners
- Member of the North Carolina Planned Giving Council (NCPGC)
- Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) General Securities Registered
- FINRA Series 7 Exam (1989)
- FINRA Series 63 (1990)
- FINRA Series 65 (1995)
- Life Insurance Licensed (1991) in North Carolina
- Licensed for Long-Term Care Insurance
- Has appeared several times on television and radio
- Has been quoted in local and national publications
Education
- Two degrees from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City
- Certified Financial Planner™ course work at the American College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Outside Business Activities
- Served as Adjunct Professor in the Executive Certificate for Financial Planning program, Income Tax Section, at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina