Why Invest With Us?

In our view, yes. We are always happy to discuss our own performance with you directly when you contact us. In the meantime, research such as this widely cited paper from Oxford University, which reviewed more than 200 sources and concluded that “80% of the reviewed studies demonstrate that prudent sustainability practices have a positive influence on investment performance,” suggest that using ESG criteria when making investment decisions can actually help improve a portfolio’s long-term performance by, among other factors, mitigating risk.

Our clients include individuals, families, trusts, and institutions. Those seeking a strong return on investment while also prioritizing issues of environmental stewardship, diversity, equality, peace and justice are typically drawn to Prentiss Smith & Company.

As a boutique firm we can customize allocations for clients who wish to pursue more or less aggressive financial goals. We can also offer significant flexibility to pursue (or avoid) certain equity classes or individual securities based on client preference.

For a typical client we will invest in a combination of individual securities, municipal and corporate bonds, and money market funds. We typically forego investing in mutual funds to avoid duplicative fee structures for our clients.

No. Our past investment performance, or that of individual securities we hold, is not a guarantee or predictor of future investment results.

Yes. Investments in stocks, bonds, exchange traded funds, and money market funds that we make on behalf of clients involve risk of loss. Loss of principal is possible. Foreign investing comes with additional risks, including greater volatility, political, economic and currency risks, and differences in accounting methods.

Our registered investment advisors are always happy to answer your questions or schedule a commitment-free conversation about your investment goals. In these conversations, our “sales approach” is simply to answer your financial questions as helpfully as possible, to the best of our knowledge. To speak with one of our advisors, please contact us.

Some of our clients come to us with pre-existing holdings of stocks or bonds that would not pass our environmental or social screens. When clients are not prepared to sell these holdings, typically for tax reasons, they will appear in our disclosures as securities under our management, even though we did not buy them.