Hyrum Smith

Faculty Member

Hyrum Smith

Education

Ph D, Texas Tech University, 2009

Major: Personal FInancial Planning

MBA, University of Utah, 2003

Major: Business Administration

BA, Utah State University, 2002

Major: Accounting

Teaching

FIN 5210

Retirement Planning, Spring 2024

FIN 6210

Retirement Planning, Spring 2024

FIN 5300

Tax Planning for Personal Financial Planners, Spring 2024

Presentations

Smith, Hyrum , Utah FPA Spring Symposium, "Retirement Planning for Small Businesses", Utah Financial Planning Association, Utah Valley University. (March, 2017)
Smith, Hyrum (Presenter & Author), Stratton, Scott (Presenter & Author), 2015 UVU Business and Economic Forum, "Retirement Planning and Asset Protection for Small Businesses", Utah Valley University. (May 14, 2015)
Smith, Hyrum (Presenter & Author), Griesdorn, Tim (Author Only), UVU Finance & Economics Research Seminar, "Do Saving Rules Influence Self-Employed Households Participation in Tax-Deferred Retirement Plans?", Utah Valley University. (February 27, 2015)
Smith, Hyrum (Presenter & Author), Dean, Luke (Presenter & Author), Sybrowsky, Jacob (Presenter & Author), 2014 Utah Financial Planning Association Annual Symposium, "FPA NextGen Topics", Utah FPA (Financial Planning Association), Salt Lake City. (September 12, 2014)

Scholarly/Creative Works

Smith, Hyrum L, Seay, Martin , (2016) "An Analysis of the Tradeoff between Mortgage Prepayment and Tax-Deferred Retirement Savings" (Issue: 3, vol. 70). Journal of Financial Service Professionals. www.ingentaconnect.com/content/sfsp/jfsp/2016/00000070/00000003
Kim, Kyoung Tae, Seay, Martin , Smith, Hyrum L , (2016) "After the Great Recession : Financial sophistication and housing leverage" . Applied Economic Letters. www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13504851.2016.1150944
Griesdorn, Tim , Smith, Hyrum L, (2014) "Does the visual display of probability change hypothetical stock selection? " (Issue: 1, vol. 13). Journal of Personal Finance.
Smith, Hyrum , (2014) "Do Savings Rules Influence Self-Employed Households’ Participation in Tax-Deferred Retirement Plans?" (Issue: 1, vol. 43). Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1552-3934
Sybrowsky, Jacob P, Smith, Hyrum L, Finke, Michael S., (2014) "Trust: A Factor in Portfolio Composition" . Journal of Financial Planning. http://www.onefpa.org/journal/Pages/default.aspx
Smith, Hyrum L, (2013) "Prepay or Defer_ An Analysis of the Tradeoff Between Mortgage Prepayment and Tax-Deferred Retirement Savings" (vol. 59). Consumer Interests Annual.

Awards

2020 National Financial Planning Challenge, 2nd Place Overall

Financial Planning Association - September, 2020

Advised 3 member team of students in writing a 60 page comprehensive financial plan, oral presentation of recommendations in case, and knowledge bowl. Students placed 2nd overall in this national competition, received complimentary travel and registration to conference and $5,000 scholarship.

2022 National Financial Planning Challenge, 1st Place Overall

Financial Planning Association - September, 2020

Advised 3 member team of students in writing a 60 page comprehensive financial plan, oral presentation of recommendations in case, and knowledge bowl. Students placed 1st overall in this national competition, received complimentary travel and registration to conference, $10,000 scholarship donation to UVU, and free registration to one week national FPA residency program.

2019 National Financial Planning Challenge, 1st Place Overall

Financial Planning Association - October 18, 2019

Advised 3 member team of students in writing a 60 page comprehensive financial plan, oral presentation of recommendations in case, and knowledge bowl. Students placed 1st overall in this national competition, received complimentary travel and registration to conference, $10,000 scholarship donation to UVU, and free registration to one week national FPA residency program.

2018 National Financial Planning Challenge, 2nd Place Overall

Financial Planning Association - October, 2018

Advised 3 member team of students in writing a 50 page comprehensive financial plan, oral presentation of recommendations in case, and knowledge bowl. Students placed 2nd overall in this national competition, received complimentary travel and registration to conference, and $5,000 scholarship donation to UVU.

2018 Oustanding Educator for Woodbury School of Business

Utah Valley University Alumni Association - May, 2018

Voted oustanding educator by 2018 Woodbury School of Business graduating seniors

2017 National Financial Planning Challenge, 1st Place Overall

Financial Planning Association - October, 2017

Advised 3 member team of students in writing a 50 page comprehensive financial plan, oral presentation of recommendations in case, and knowledge bowl. Students placed 1st overall in this national competition, received complimentary travel and registration to conference, all expense paid one-week professional residency program, and $10,000 scholarship donation to UVU.