Our mission is to defeat bad decision-making
We believe that decision-making determines the trajectory of your life, business, and relationships.
Our unfiltered podcast looks to change your trajectory for the better!
Join us in our goal to defeat bad decision-making.
ABOUT US
Shawn Smith CFP®, MBA, BFA™, ChFC®, APMA®
Shawn Smith CFP®, MBA, BFA™, ChFC®, APMA®
Shawn Smith CFP®, MBA, BFA™, ChFC®, APMA®
I love telling stories, making people laugh, and creating new endeavors. My goal on Decidedly is not only to be your entertainment through fun storytelling and commentary, but also to prompt listeners to evaluate their own financial decisions and seek help when needed.
I have been in the financial services industry since 1989, and have be
I love telling stories, making people laugh, and creating new endeavors. My goal on Decidedly is not only to be your entertainment through fun storytelling and commentary, but also to prompt listeners to evaluate their own financial decisions and seek help when needed.
I have been in the financial services industry since 1989, and have been recognized by major publications like Barron’s, Forbes, Financial Times, and Texas Monthly. After working in the industry for three decades, you accumulate professional designations. So, I have my CFP, ChFC, APMA, BFA, and CKA. My business card looks like alphabet soup. When it comes to our objective here on Decidedly, the most relevant accreditation is the BFA - the Behavioral Financial Advisor designation!
The study of how we make decisions fascinates me, primarily in its application to my profession as a financial advisor. I have found that the most important factor in determining an investor’s returns and financial success is how that person makes decisions. Over the years, I have led clients through some great financial decisions, and stood by shaking my head as they made poor ones. My hope is that Decidedly can share stories with you that bring you closer to making your own BEST decisions!
Sanger Smith BFA™, APMA®, CEPA™
Shawn Smith CFP®, MBA, BFA™, ChFC®, APMA®
Shawn Smith CFP®, MBA, BFA™, ChFC®, APMA®
I’ve always been fascinated by decision-making. For example, why did I spend a year’s worth of allowance in sixth grade on a skateboard...when I didn’t even know how to skate? Why did I think shaving my head completely bald in high school was a good look? I still don’t have newsworthy answers to those questions, so I’m relieved that I ge
I’ve always been fascinated by decision-making. For example, why did I spend a year’s worth of allowance in sixth grade on a skateboard...when I didn’t even know how to skate? Why did I think shaving my head completely bald in high school was a good look? I still don’t have newsworthy answers to those questions, so I’m relieved that I get to spend all my time behind the microphone dissecting things other people did. It’s less embarrassing that way.
Bad money decisions were essentially forbidden in my household growing up. Being raised by a financial advisor will do that to a guy. Living with my advisor father and spending every summer break throughout high school interning in his office were enough to make me never want to hear the words “money” or “decisions” again. So, after high school, I ran on down to Aggieland. I graduated from Texas A&M University with a degree in Agricultural Economics. I jokingly tell people that I picked my major because it was the first alphabetically. Once I showed up in College Station, I was surprised to find that Texas A&M had a Financial Planning program… located in the Agricultural Economics department. Call it divine intervention or call it the worst escape plan of all time; either way, I’m now a Financial Advisor who lives and breathes money decisions.
