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SMI Advisory Services, LLC

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Client assets under management

$723,000,000

Clients

1,080

0% high-net worth

Advisors

7

of 7 employees

Firm type

Team

4-10 advisors or $500M+ in AUM

Clients per advisor

154

Very High

Average account size

$669,444

About

SMI Advisory Services manages approximately $949 million in discretionary assets and provides portfolio management through separately managed accounts (PMA) and as adviser to the SMI family of open‑end mutual funds. Its clients include individual investors and investment companies, and the firm’s reported client count of about 1,080 served by five advisors equates to more than 200 clients per advisor on average, with most clients described as non–high‑net‑worth individuals.

The firm’s investment approach is built on strategies that originated with the Sound Mind Investing newsletter and uses quantitative, mechanical analysis and momentum‑based algorithms to construct allocations and select underlying funds and ETFs. Clients choose strategy allocations while SMI implements the portfolio (selecting the securities), typically managing PMAs on a wrap‑fee basis and employing procedures such as fixed‑rotation trade execution when trading both fund and PMA accounts.

What distinguishes SMI from many peers is that it simultaneously manages its own family of mutual funds while advising investment company clients and sponsoring a wrap‑fee program—roles that are uncommon for firms in this category. The firm also emphasizes an electronic delivery model for client interactions, allows PMA holdings to include SMI funds or affiliated ETFs in specific circumstances, and documents procedures (including fee offsets and trade allocation policies) intended to address conflicts that can arise from those arrangements.

Client services

Portfolio management

Expertise

Passive / index investing Active portfolio management Private / alternative investments

Fee options

Percentage

$100,000 - $249,999: 1.00% annually $250,000 - $999,999: 0.95% annually $1,000,000+: 0.85% annually

Other

Account minimum: $100,000 Fee-only: Annual management fees based on asset tiers as stated; no commissions or other compensation accepted.

Main office location

SMI Advisory Services, LLC

4400 Ray Boll Blvd.

Columbus IN 47203, United States

Number of offices

1

Most active in

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Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Advisors at this firm

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Bryce F

Series 65

Columbus, IN

SMI Advisory Services, LLC

Bryce Fathauer is a financial advisor at SMI Advisory Services, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and is based in Columbus, Indiana. SMI Advisory Services manages approximately $949 million in discretionary assets and serves over 1,000 clients, primarily individual investors who are not high-net-worth. The firm employs quantitative, mechanical analysis and momentum-based algorithms in its investment approach, managing portfolios through separately managed accounts and its own family of mutual funds.

Passive / index investing Active portfolio management Private / alternative investments
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Brian M

Series 65

Columbus, IN

SMI Advisory Services, LLC

Brian Mondics is a financial advisor at SMI Advisory Services, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Higher Level Financial Services LLC and Accuray. SMI Advisory Services manages approximately $949 million in discretionary assets, serving mostly non–high‑net‑worth individual investors through separately managed accounts and a family of open-end mutual funds. The firm uses quantitative, mechanical analysis and momentum-based algorithms to construct portfolios and simultaneously manages its own mutual funds while advising investment company clients.

Passive / index investing Active portfolio management Private / alternative investments
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Sandra M

Series 65

Columbus, IN

SMI Advisory Services, LLC

Sandra Morrison is a financial advisor at SMI Advisory Services, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Unified Financial Securities since 2014 while also being with SMI Advisory Services since 2011. SMI Advisory Services manages approximately $949 million in discretionary assets, serving over 1,000 clients primarily composed of non–high‑net‑worth individuals. The firm employs quantitative and momentum-based strategies derived from the Sound Mind Investing newsletter and manages portfolios through separately managed accounts and a family of open-end mutual funds.

Passive / index investing Active portfolio management Private / alternative investments
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Paul W

CFP®, CFA®, Series 63

Columbus, IN

SMI Advisory Services, LLC

Paul Wilkin is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 63 licensed financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with SMI Advisory Services, LLC and has worked at Hammond Associates since 2005. SMI Advisory Services manages approximately $949 million in discretionary assets and serves over 1,000 clients, primarily individual investors who are not high-net-worth. The firm applies quantitative, mechanical analysis and momentum-based algorithms to portfolio construction and manages both separately managed accounts and a family of mutual funds.

Passive / index investing Active portfolio management Private / alternative investments
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Anthony A

CFA®, Series 63

Columbus, IN

SMI Advisory Services, LLC

Anthony Ayers is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with SMI Advisory Services, LLC and has worked at Omnium Capital since 2001. SMI Advisory Services manages approximately $949 million in discretionary assets, serving individual investors and investment companies primarily through separately managed accounts and its family of open-end mutual funds. The firm employs a quantitative, mechanical investment approach based on momentum algorithms and manages portfolios through a wrap-fee program while maintaining its own mutual funds.

Passive / index investing Active portfolio management Private / alternative investments
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Eric C

CFA®, Series 65

Columbus, IN

SMI Advisory Services, LLC

Eric Collier is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with 11 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with SMI Advisory Services, LLC, a team-based firm located in Columbus, IN, and has worked at Omnium Capital since 2001. SMI Advisory Services manages approximately $949 million in discretionary assets, serving around 1,080 clients primarily composed of non–high-net-worth individuals. The firm employs a quantitative, momentum-based investment approach rooted in the Sound Mind Investing newsletter, providing portfolio management through separately managed accounts and advising a family of open-end mutual funds.

Passive / index investing Active portfolio management Private / alternative investments
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Isaac J

Series 65

Columbus, IN

SMI Advisory Services, LLC

Isaac Jones is a financial advisor at SMI Advisory Services, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Purdue University since 2019, following seven years at Greenwood High School. SMI Advisory Services manages approximately $949 million in discretionary assets, serving individual investors and investment companies. The firm uses a quantitative, momentum-based investment approach derived from the Sound Mind Investing newsletter and manages portfolios through separately managed accounts and a family of mutual funds.

Passive / index investing Active portfolio management Private / alternative investments
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