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Smith's Research & Gradings is a financial credit grading company that conducts award-winning research and creates unique credit reports using its own proprietary grading system. Smith’s Research & Gradings provides research and disseminates credit gradings on securities sold both on a new issue basis as well as in the secondary markets. Smith’s Research & Gradings mission is to provide decision-makers with real-time intelligence for greater accuracy and predictability. Smith’s Research & Gradings stated raison d’être is to provide independent, principles-based credit analytics.

Over the past 28 years, Smith’s Research & Gradings has constantly improved and enhanced its credit analytics to better serve investors.

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Smith’s Conference series provide unique forums, both virtual and live, for investors and issuers to discuss matters of mutual interest. They include, Smith's Affordable Housing Finance Conference, High Yield Municipal Bond Conference, State and Local Government Finance Conference, and Community-Based Healthcare Conference.

RESEARCH

Smith’s has become a bellwether research company, often predicting significant trends and spotlighting controversial subjects months before they come to light elsewhere. Smith’s provides independent research and third-party analysis for institutional investors. Ask about how we can add strength to your bench.

GRADINGS

Smith’s Grading scale provides a comprehensive and unified credit comparison that is consistently applied for all securities — from supranational organizations and sovereign risk gradings to sub-sovereign municipal entities as well as corporate credit analytics. It’s a principled and proven approach to credit analysis expressed on Smith’s universal scale.

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Smith's Research & Gradings has the news and information you need to know as you continue your search for value in the municipal markets. Smith's is the premier source of independent credit evaluation within the municipal credit market. Smith's is published every other week

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Smith's Research & Gradings focuses on the people, sectors and news that matter the most to you. Smith's analysis is an indispensable part of Wall Street and the world's capital markets. Our approach was inspired by the need for a consistent analytical approach across all asset classes. Smith's Gradings are a time-tested, performance proven, and principles-based approach to risk. We go beyond the numbers to connect the dots for the world's decision makers. We can enhance the performance of investments in assets around the globe, while helping to ensure the safety of portfolios here at home.

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