Overview
Baxter Capital Management Inc. (BCM) was formed in 1979 for the purpose of providing a full range of
investment management services to institutional clients including financial institutions, corporations,
endowments, and pension funds. BCM is federally registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission as an investment advisor and maintains the records required by the Investment Advisor Act
of 1940. David C. Smith is the principal owner. We offer advice on fixed-income securities only. Our
specialty is high quality, shorter-term investment portfolios. All of our clients have written investment
policies and independent safekeeping agents. We do not have discretionary trading authority on any of
our accounts. Investment advice is tailored to the needs of each client. We constantly analyze market and
economic factors to develop investment strategies, and implement these strategies by executing trades at
competitive market prices. We generate monthly or quarterly investment management reports. Our
services also include general financial advice and assistance in asset/liability management using our own
in-house computer simulation model.
The firm’s compensation is solely from fees paid directly by our clients. No commissions or referral fees
are accepted. No benefits are received from broker/dealers based on client security transactions (“soft
dollar benefits”). Since our income does not depend upon what investments we recommend or whom we
execute them through, our financial interests are aligned with our client's best interests.
Website:
https://www.baxtercapitalmanagement.com
Investment Advisor Representatives:
David C. Smith joined Baxter Capital Management as a Portfolio Manager in January 2013 and in
January 2014 became the President and Chief Compliance Officer of the firm. He maintains his
Series 63, and Series 66 licenses, and earned his B.A. at Taylor University with a major in Economics
and a minor in Mathematics.
Gary L. Baxter founded Baxter Capital Management in 1979. He serves on the Board of Directors
and as Secretary Treasurer of the firm. As of February 2014, Gary moved to a part-time
role as Chief
Economist for Baxter Capital Management. He earned both his B.S. and M.B.A at Ohio State
University and his D.B.A at Indiana University.
Derek A. Gale joined Baxter Capital Management in June 2014 as a Financial Analyst and as of April
2015 also works as a portfolio manager for the firm. He maintains his Series 65 license and earned
both his B.S. and M.S. in Mathematics at Indiana University Purdue University-Indianapolis (IUPUI).
Assets under management: As of 12-31-23, our total assets under management for non-discretionary
accounts was $2,342,392,629 and for discretionary accounts $0.00.
We offer advice on corporate bonds, Federal agency securities (including mortgage-backed), municipal
securities, and money market investments including commercial paper, CD’s, and banker's acceptances.
Our investment services include:
Providing economic and financial market information using occasional written reports and
telephone contacts with clients.
Assisting in the writing of Investment, Asset/Liability Management, and Liquidity Policies.
Making recommendations regarding the purchase, sale, or exchange of securities.
Executing trades with brokers, dealers, commercial banks or others on behalf of our clients
after receiving approval by authorized personnel at the client.
Notifying the client by facsimile, telephone, or e-mail in advance of settlement. The client
must authorize the transaction with its safekeeping agent.
Making recommendations about asset/liability strategies.
Assisting in economic forecasting and estimating current expected credit losses (CECL) on
financial assets.
Reports:
We offer the following Monthly reports:
Transactions in the account during the previous month
Total portfolio description including approximate market valuations
Accounting reports showing accruals, etc. when requested by the client (this is intended to
supplement, not replace, the accounting entries originated by the client)
Securities Listing by Maturity
Maturity/Weighted Average Life/Duration Listing
Please see Review of Accounts for a more detailed Report Listing.