Meet Our Team of Trusted Advisors 


B. Shannon Smith


Shannon Smith graduated from St. Petersburg High School in 1986 and earned his undergraduate degree in National Security and Public Affairs from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1990.  While attending West Point, he played on the varsity baseball team where he was a four-year starter and captain of the team his senior season.


After graduation from West Point, Shannon served for ten years in the United States Army as a Field Artillery officer and was stationed at various locations during that time frame, including Germany and Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. 


After resigning his commission from the military, he worked as a financial consultant for the Investment Trust Company of Florida in Ocoee, FL. In 2004, he became an Investment Advisor Representative. Subsequent to working for several years in the financial industry, Shannon founded the Smith Asset Management Company in 2004. He then attended Barry University School of Law where he graduated cum laude in 2005.  In 2006, the office of Smith Asset Management Company was established in Chiefland, FL.


In addition to being a financial advisor and an attorney, he was the head coach of the Dixie County High School baseball team from 2021 through 2024 and was the assistant coach of the 2007-2017 Trenton High School baseball team, including the 2013 and 2017 State Championship baseball teams. 


In the local community, Shannon is a member of the Education Foundations of Dixie, Gilchrist, and Levy counties.  Additionally, he is a member of the Chiefland Rotary Club, a board member of the Gilchrist League youth organization, and on the Advisory Board of the Harmony Pregnancy Center. He is a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Chiefland, FL.


Shannon enjoys hunting, boating, golfing, traveling, and spending time with his children and grandchildren.  He has been married for 34 years to the former Christine Pierce.


B. Larry Smith


Larry Smith, also known as “Snuffy”, was born in Orlando, Florida where he graduated from Edgewater High School in 1964. Upon graduating from LaGrange College in 1968, he attended Stetson College of Law where he graduated in 1972. Larry has been a practicing attorney for over 50 years. Since 2006, he has been a partner in Smith Law Firm and Smith Asset Management Company located in Chiefland, Florida.

 

On a personal note, Mr. Smith was a founding member of the Pinellas County Crisis Pregnancy Center in St. Petersburg, FL, which has impacted over 350,000 people and he served for 15 years as the District 5 Administrator with Little League Baseball. He presently attends the First Baptist Church in Cross City, FL.

 

His interests are faith, family, friends, reading, athletics, fishing, hunting and golf. He has two sons, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. He has been married for over 56 years to the former Christine McLaughlin.


B. Caleb Smith


Caleb Smith graduated from Trenton High School in 2011 and earned his undergraduate degree in Economics from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 2015.

After graduation from West Point, Caleb served for 5 years in the United States Army as a Field Artillery Officer. He was stationed at various locations during that time frame, including Fort Carson, Colorado and Fort Bragg, North Carolina.


After resigning his commission from the military, Caleb attended law school, and in 2022, he became an Investment Advisor Representative. In 2023, he graduated from The University of Florida Levin College of Law.  After graduation, Caleb joined his father, grandfather, and brother at Smith Asset Management Company in Chiefland, FL. 


In addition to being an Investment Advisor Representative and an attorney, Caleb has been the head coach of T-ball teams in the Newberry and Gilchrist Leagues where he has enjoyed teaching his sons all about baseball. In the local community, Caleb is a member of the Chiefland Rotary Club and a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church in Chiefland, FL.


In his free time, Caleb enjoys golfing, boating, reading, and spending time with his wife and two sons Asher and Jensen.  He has been married for 8 years to the former Mackenzie Silcox.


Stephen J. Smith

Stephen Smith graduated from Trenton High School in 2014 and earned his AA in business from Santa Fe College and his undergraduate degree in Criminology from The University of Tampa in 2019. While attending The University of Tampa, he played on the 2018 and 2019 Tampa Spartans baseball team...including playing on the 2019 NCAA DII National Championship Team!

 

After graduation from the University of Tampa, Stephen served for 3 years in the United States Army as an M1 Armor Crewman where he was stationed at Fort Riley, KS and spent some time deployed to Poland. Towards the end of his military service, he took advantage of an Army program called SFL-TAP. Through SFL-TAP, Stephen studied under Financial Advisors at First Command Financial Services in Kansas.

 

After his military service, Stephen moved back to Trenton, FL. He has continued his 15-year plan by becoming a financial advisor at Smith Asset Management Company, alongside his father, brother, and grandfather.

 

In addition to being a financial advisor, Stephen was the assistant coach of the 2024 Dixie County High School baseball team. He was a member of the Trenton High School 2013 State Championship baseball team and the 2013 State Championship football team. In the local community, Stephen is a member of the Chiefland Rotary Club and the Chiefland Chamber of Commerce.


In his free time, he enjoys golfing, hunting, and spending time with his family and friends. Stephen attends Destiny Community Church in Newberry, FL.


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