Spero Smith Investment Advisers, Inc. (Cleveland)


Spero Smith Investment Advisers, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Cleveland. It manages $810.08 million of regulatory assets for 1,640 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2003 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Colorado, Florida, Massachusetts, and 4 other states.

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Spero Smith Investment Advisers provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, and selection of other advisers. It prepares financial plans for more than 10 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Spero Smith Investment Advisers: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Spero Smith Investment Advisers, Inc. is $810.08 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 400% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.


The firm manages $794.07 million in discretionary accounts and $16.01 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $511.64 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $181.91 thousand.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Spero Smith Investment Advisers, Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, and fixed fees. Hourly charges are usually charged for consulting work and special projects. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

Careers at Spero Smith Investment Advisers, Inc.

Jeffrey Neal Malbasa has been acting as President since 1 Jul 2009. Mary Emily Lord has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Mar 2007. Aneet P. Deshpande joined the executive team most recently as the Senior Vice President And Director Of Equity Research.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Karen Weaver Spero Chairman/director 1 Jan 1984 Other 460620
Robert Charles Smith Chariman and ceo 1 Jun 1993 75% - 100% 1574587
Jason Weybrecht Vice president 1 May 1994 Other 4350400
Denise Margolis Farkas Sr. vice president and director of research 1 Apr 1996 Other 4346075
Elizabeth Hern Farkas Chief compliance officer; director of operations 1 Jul 2003 Other 4350409
Jeffrey Neal Malbasa Director of operations; chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2006 Other 5315690
Mary Emily Lord Chief investment officer 1 Mar 2007 Other 4471688
Jeffrey Neal Malbasa President 1 Jul 2009 Other 5315690
Matthew S. Olver Senior vice president 1 Jul 2009 Other 4350405
Kara Lynn Downing Chief compliance officer 1 Feb 2010 Other 5320643
Erica Marie Aber Vice-president 1 Jan 2013 Other 5320592
Mary Emily Lord Director of economic & market analysis / senior vp 1 Aug 2015 Other 4471688
Stephen Allen Malbasa Director of retirement plan services 1 Aug 2015 Other 862645
Aneet P. Deshpande Senior vice president and director of equity research 1 Sep 2015 Other 6558334

Based in Cleveland

The principal office where Spero Smith Investment Advisers, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 50 Public Square, Cleveland, OH 44113, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 216-464-6266 or by fax 216-464-5387. The normal business hours are 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at sperosmith.com.