Karl Martin Smathers

Employer firm

State Farm Investment Management Corp. CRD 3487

$12.9B regulatory AUM

Reported services (Item 5G)

• Portfolio management (individuals)
• Portfolio management (investment companies)

From the firm’s Form ADV. Read the guides:

• Item 5F — Regulatory AUM
• Item 5G — Advisory services
• Full firm profile

Current Employers

Employment History

• 07/2004 → 09/2019
  Michigan Air National Guard
  Selfridge Air National Guard Base, MI
• 04/2015 → Present
  State Farm Vp Management Corp.
  Howell, MI
• 04/2015 → Present
  State Farm Insurance
  Howell, MI
• 07/2018 → Present
  State Farm Investment Management Corp.
  Howell, MI

Other Businesses

1) Grand Valley State University; non-investment related; 50 Front Ave SW Grand Rapids MI 49504; Education; Employee; None; 08/07/2023; 24; 0; Teaching Business and/or Marketing Classes. 2) Next MarLyn, LLC; non-investment related; 526 Wetmore St Howell MI 48843; Retail; Owner; President; 08/14/2023; 2; 0; Lending/Borrowing Activities, Control of the checkbook, Pay bills/Co-Signor on checking account, Review bank statements, With this online store, if approved, I would pay an outside management company called Ascend Capventures, Inc to manage the business. Once a month, I would virtually meet with my representative to look over the prior months results and approve/disapprove their recommendations for purchase of additional retail merchandise. They will be getting 30% of my net earnings to manage my business. They would also receive $65,000 in initial start up fees to establish my online store. this will be an online store that sells retail merchandise. Examples of merchandise include but are not limited to toilet paper, peanut butter, sporting goods, shirts, pants, shoes. No financial or insurance products are sold. No services are offered/sold. 3) Cottage - Short Term Rental; Investment related; 132 Jefferson Ave Houghton Lake, MI 48629; Investment or Commercial Property; Owner; none; 11/15/2020; 1; 0; Duties

Exams

• S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
  2004-09-29

Designations

• Chartered Financial Consultant