Kevin C. Smith

Crescat Capital

Kevin C. Smith is the founder and chief investment officer of Crescat Capital. He has been managing investment portfolios since 1992, a career spanning multiple business cycles. Kevin has been the lead Portfolio Manager of Crescat's five investment strategies since their respective inceptions. He is the creator of Crescat's firmwide global macro investment process and systematic equity valuation model. Prior to founding Crescat, he worked as a Wealth Advisor with Kidder Peabody. He earned an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business with a specialization in Finance and a concentration in Statistics. Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, he received a bachelor’s degree in Economics and German studies from Stanford University. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Recent Articles

Crescat Capital Well-Positioned For Upward Trend in Gold and Silver Prices 11/02/2021

In an Oct. 8, 2021 broadcast, Crescat Capital's Portfolio Manager, Tavi Costa, and Chief Investment Officer, Kevin Smith, addressed stagflation in the U.S., the Federal Reserve's conundrum and the near-term expectations for precious metals prices.

Great Opportunity to Put Money to Work Today in the Precious Metals Space 11/01/2021

In an Oct. 1, 2021, broadcast, Crescat Capital's Portfolio Manager, Tavi Costa, and Chief Investment Officer, Kevin Smith, argued that precious metals offer investors incredible value, protection, and growth during periods of economic toil like what we are experiencing globally today and that gold and silver prices are poised to take off from their current lows.

Not Your Mother's Inflation: Why This Is the Time to Invest in Precious Metals 07/27/2021

Kevin C. Smith, chief investment officer, and Tavi Costa, portfolio manager, of global macro investing company Crescat Capital, take a deep dive into the macroeconomic shift they believe is upon us, and what it means for investors.