In the News
The principals of Smith Financial Place, Dr. Gary Smith and Dr. Margaret Smith, have been featured in various media venues in the past six years, both nationally and internationally.
LA Times Book Review: Houseonomics book review, by Peter Duffy, August 23, 2008.
LA Times: "Should You Buy a Home Now?" by Peter Hong, August 3, 2008.
Houseonomics Press Release: May 23, 2008.
Houseonomics authors make public comment: Gary Smith and Margaret Smith, comment on May 23, 2008 housing numbers release.
2008 Guide to America's Top Financial Planners: Dr. Margaret H. Smith recognized as one of the nation's top financial planners.
Financial Week: "Stocks booted from the Dow are hardly dogs, research shows," by Jeff Nash, February 27, 2008.
The LA Times: “High anxiety for 401(k) investors,” by Jonathan Peterson and Walter Hamilton, January 30, 2008.
WBBR Bloomberg Radio: Investment Ideas, “Interview of Gary Smith and his Cute Ticker Symbols Research” Aug 27, 2007.
Zacks Commentary: Investment Ideas, “Clever Ticker Symbols,” by Jim Licato, July 13, 2007.
The New York Times: “A Contrarian on Retirement Says Wait,” by Damon Darlin, May 12, 2007.
The Motley Fool: “The Most Admired Companies Beat the Market,” By John Reeves, March 6, 2007.
Smart Money: “Thanks for the Anomalies,” By Lisa Scherzer, November 2, 2006.
Friday's Globe and Mail: “Look out for No.1” Report on Business Magazine, Oct 27, 2006.
CNBC Television segment: Gary’s study of cute ticker symbols, Oct 12, 2006.
The Motley Fool: “Catchy Symbol, Stronger Stock?” By Todd Wenning, October 4, 2006.
Wall Street Journal: “Does Stock By Any Other Name Smell as Sweet?” By Jennifer Valentino, Sept 28, 2006.
Building Industry Association of Southern California newsletter article about Gary’s talk, Sept 20, 2006.
Hidden Values Alert article about Gary’s study of the Fortune Most Admired companies, September 2006.
Forbes Investment Guide: “Your Castle's P/E Ratio,” by Stephane Fitch, June 5, 2006.
Bay Area Home Builder Magazine, June 2006.
Mortgage Finance Industry Summit Keynote Speech by Gary Smith on “The So-Called Housing Bubble,” May 17, 2006.
“Six Questions: State Housing Bubble Just An Illusion?” Daily Bulletin, May 14, 2006.
Chicago Chronicle: “Chicago House Prices On the Rise,” April 18, 2006.
The San Diego Union Tribune: “Is there a bubble? Do the math. Doubts from 'bubble guru',” by Damon Darlin, April 16, 2006.
The Bay Area Housing Report, Interview with Gary Smith, KNBR, April 9, 2006.
The New York Times: “Some New Math on Homes; Housing Bubble? What Housing Bubble?” by Damon Darlin, April 1, 2006.
The New York Times: “Calculating What To Pay for a Home,” by Damon Darlin, April 1, 2006.
Guardian News: Improbable research: “What's in a name. Early demise of the theory of deadly initials,” by Marc Abrahams, March 28, 2006.
Newsweek: “Money: No Place Like Home,” Feb 7, 2006.
The New York Times: “Do Try This at Home: Assess Your Area’s Real Estate Bubble,” August 13, 2005.
Channel 7 News, Boston, “Special Report: Remodel or Move?” Feb 24, 2005.
BusinessWeek: “Your Home By the Numbers,” by Peter Coy, June 14, 2004.
Science News Online: “Death Waits for No One: Deferred Demises Take a Couple of Hits,” by Bruce Bower, June 5, 2004; Vol. 165, No. 23 , p. 356.
Business Week: “A Home Buyer's Froth Detector,” by Peter Coy, June 16, 2003.
MoneyCentral.msn: The Speculator: "Avoid the pits by following the pendulum,” by Victor Niederhoffer and Laurel Kenner. May 30, 2002.
Sports Illustrated: “SI Flashback: That Old Black Magic,” by Alexander Wolff, Albert Chen and Tim Smith, Jan 21, 2002.
