About Us

DEMPSEY LORD SMITH, LLC Member FINRA, SIPC was organized in April 2007 by Jerry Dempsey, John Lord and Ernest Smith.  These three principals have more than seventy years combined experience in financial services.   They have worked closely together for many years, at times independently, and at other times jointly.  They share in the decision making concerning the Broker Dealer with Jerry as the CEO, Fin Op and Options Principal, John as the Compliance Officer and Ernest as Director of Marketing and Sales.

DEMPSEY LORD SMITH, LLC is headquartered in Rome Georgia with an office also in Calhoun Georgia.  They are a FINRA, SEC registered Broker Dealer, Georgia Registered Investment Advisor and Insurance Agency.

Jerry, John and Ernest organized DEMPSEY LORD SMITH, LLC because they wanted the flexibility and freedom to offer their clients a wide array of investment choices.  They wanted to be able to develop the best platform for their clients’ individual needs. They feel they have accomplished this because they are tied to no specific or proprietary product sponsors. 

Another goal was to offer prompt, friendly and efficient back office service and support.  They’ve worked toward this by assembling a staff with more than thirty years experience in the securities and insurance industries.

At the same time that Jerry, John and Ernest were looking to meet their clients’ needs, they also wanted to offer independent financial advisors a place where they could grow their business with the same entrepreneurial spirit of DEMPSEY LORD SMITH, LLC.

With this in mind, they will consider offering selective advisors the opportunity to become affiliated with DEMPSEY LORD SMITH, LLC.   If you are interested in receiving more information, or becoming affiliated with DEMPSEY LORD SMITH, LLC, please email info@dempseyi.com to request a Pre-Employment Application. 

Contact John Lord @ 706-625-9756 or Ernest Smith @ 706-238-9575