Crawford Investment Counsel is an Atlanta based investment firm focused on the management of significant investment portfolios for both institutional and private investors throughout the U.S. We have been an SEC registered investment advisor since our inception in 1980. Our firm is organized along three separate areas of expertise including Equity Research, Fixed Income Research, and Diversified Portfolio Groups. We individually manage fully discretionary, internally researched common stock, bond and balanced portfolios with asset allocations designed to meet specific, written client objectives. In addition, we have extensive capabilities in providing highly customized portfolio construction to our clients utilizing our strategic partnerships with third party solutions. All portfolio holdings are held with outside custodians for safe-keeping, and our firm is Global Investment Performance Standard (GIPS®) compliant.

The firm’s primary interest is in protecting and growing our clients' asset base, and our firm structure is intentionally designed to align our objectives with those of our clients. The firm is independent, 100% employee owned, and has no outside affiliations.

Crawford Investment Counsel was established in 1980 by John H. Crawford, III in an effort to create an environment for investing which would promote independent thought, allow for objective decision making and encourage a high level of personalized service and integrity. Currently, the firm employs 27 individuals, and actively manages over $2.7 billion in assets. Clients include foundations, endowments, corporations, public funds, Taft-Hartley plans, and private investors.

Our investment discipline is value based, emphasizes fundamental research and focuses on long-term decision making. Quality, consistency and predictability are central themes in our portfolio holdings. Portfolios are constructed with the goal of achieving above-average returns while subjecting clients to below-average levels of risk. The firm strives to engage in long-standing relationships, provide a high level of client service and give individualized and customized attention to each portfolio.