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Prentiss Smith & Company, Inc.

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Client assets under management

$410,477,232

Clients

300

3% high-net-worth

Advisors

5

of 8 employees

Firm type

Team

5-30 advisors or >$500M in AUM

Clients per advisor

60

Typical

Average account size

$1,368,257

About

Prentiss Smith & Company manages roughly $453 million for about 300 clients and provides discretionary investment management and portfolio services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and endowment funds. The firm works with a small team of advisors to deliver ongoing portfolio monitoring, trade execution, and proxy voting for clients who delegate those authorities.

The firm follows a long-term GARP (growth at a reasonable price) investment style that is often contrarian, beginning with quantitative screens and then applying fundamental analysis of market position, balance sheet, free cash flow, and management quality. Fixed‑income work emphasizes after‑tax, inflation‑protected returns using instruments such as TIPS, municipal and investment‑grade corporate bonds, and the firm offers both a discretionary total‑return approach and a client‑directed relative‑return strategy with strict asset allocations.

Prentiss Smith & Company provides regular written communications — clients receive monthly custodian statements and quarterly portfolio evaluation reports that detail holdings, performance, fees, and transactions — a level of periodic reporting and publicly available brochure material that is less common among similar team firms. The firm is majority‑owned by the founder and immediate family and explicitly considers the societal effects of companies in its research process, though social attributes are not the sole basis for investment decisions.

Client services

Portfolio management Newsletters or periodicals

Expertise

Wealth management Active portfolio management ESG / Sustainable investing

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Fee options

Percentage

$0 - $5,000,000: 0.75% per annum $5,000,000 - $10,000,000: 0.65% per annum $10,000,000+: 0.55% per annum

Other

Account minimum: $250,000

Main office location

Prentiss Smith & Company, Inc.

950 Western Avenue

Brattleboro VT 05301, United States

Number of offices

2

Most active in

California · Connecticut · District of Columbia · Florida · Illinois · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · New York · Ohio · Pennsylvania · South Carolina · Texas · Vermont

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Business activities & affiliations

Advisors at this firm

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Gertrude S

Series 63, Series 65

Brattleboro, VT

Prentiss Smith & Company, Inc.

Gertrude Saville is a financial advisor at Prentiss Smith & Company, Inc. in Brattleboro, VT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 30 years of industry experience. She has been with Prentiss Smith & Company since 1989. Prentiss Smith & Company provides investment management services primarily for individual clients and endowment funds, also serving trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a long-term growth at a reasonable price (GARP) investment approach, emphasizing capital preservation and detailed client communication through regular reports and statements.

Wealth management Active portfolio management ESG / Sustainable investing
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Penelope K

Series 65

Brattleboro, VT

Prentiss Smith & Company, Inc.

Penelope Kaufman is a financial advisor at Prentiss Smith & Company, Inc. in Brattleboro, VT, with 18 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Prentiss Smith & Company since 1999. Prentiss Smith & Company provides investment management services primarily for individuals and endowment funds, also serving trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a long-term growth at a reasonable price (GARP) investment approach with an emphasis on capital preservation and offers detailed client communications through regular reports and statements.

Wealth management Active portfolio management ESG / Sustainable investing
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Prentiss S

Series 63, Series 65

Brattleboro, VT

Prentiss Smith & Company, Inc.

Prentiss Smith is a financial advisor at Prentiss Smith & Company, Inc. in Brattleboro, VT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 31 years of industry experience. He has worked at Prentiss Smith & Company, Inc. since 1982. Prentiss Smith & Company, Inc. provides investment management services primarily for individual clients and endowment funds, also serving trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a long-term growth at a reasonable price (GARP) investment approach, combining quantitative screening with fundamental analysis, and emphasizes capital preservation.

Wealth management Active portfolio management ESG / Sustainable investing
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Frederick B

CFA®

Brattleboro, VT

Prentiss Smith & Company, Inc.

Frederick Brubaker Jr. is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience. He has been with Prentiss Smith & Company, Inc. since 2007. Prentiss Smith & Company, Inc. provides investment management services primarily to individual clients and endowment funds, also serving trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a long-term growth at a reasonable price (GARP) investment approach, combining quantitative screening with fundamental analysis and placing emphasis on capital preservation.

Wealth management Active portfolio management ESG / Sustainable investing
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Prentiss S

Series 65

Brattleboro, VT

Prentiss Smith & Company, Inc.

Prentiss Smith is a financial advisor with Prentiss Smith & Company, Inc. in Brattleboro, Vermont. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Prentiss Smith & Company since 2002. Prentiss Smith & Company, Inc. provides investment management services primarily for individual clients and endowment funds, also serving trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a long-term growth at a reasonable price (GARP) investment approach, combining quantitative screening with fundamental analysis, and emphasizes capital preservation alongside appreciation.

Wealth management Active portfolio management ESG / Sustainable investing
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