Charlie Smith – Principal and Chief Investment Officer

“We tell our clients, ‘You pay us fees because we do this better than you can do it – and, unlike the big investment firms, we’re accountable.”

Charlie Smith doesn’t need to see the entire big picture to understand what the picture is trying to say.

“The investment market is like a giant mosaic,” he says. I don’t have to see the whole thing. You can see patterns and connect those patterns.”

That approach obviously has worked for Fort Pitt Capital Group, as its investments have performed well since he co-founded the firm in 1995. Charlie provides the economic overview for the firm, while also managing client portfolios of individual securities.

His views on economic and market information are respected and regularly sought out by Money, Barron’s, The Wall Street Journal and other financial media. He has written and lectured on similar topics over the course of his career, which began in 1983 and has included leadership roles with a number of regional investment firms. 

Charlie is a graduate of Penn State University and lives in Marshall Township, PA, with his wife, Barbara, and their three children.