Citi's History

Smith Barney

The timeline below represents the history of this business until it became a part of the Citigroup family.
The Smith Barney story dates back to 19th century Philadelphia, where a young broker, Charles Barney, founded his firm in 1873 and a young investment banker, Edward B. Smith, started his in 1892. These pioneers of the American securities industry helped make Wall Street the world's financial capital.

Today Smith Barney's nearly 12,400 Financial Consultants serve more than 7.5 million client accounts representing nearly $900 billion in client assets.

1873

Charles Barney, a stockbroker, founds Charles D. Barney & Co.

1892

Investment banker Edward Smith founds Edward B. Smith & Co.

Smith Barney is a division of Citigroup Global Markets Inc, member NASD, SIPC.