Hardesty Capital Management was founded in Baltimore, MD in November 1995 by Jim Hardesty and Randy McMenamin. The firm commenced business with $130 million in assets under management. Locally owned and managed, the firm is now one of the largest, independently-owned investment advisory firms in the region, managing more than $675 million.

As a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA), we serve our clients in a fiduciary capacity and take that responsibility very seriously.

Hardesty Capital Management assists its clientele in the preservation and accumulation of their hard-earned capital. We accomplish this by using an intrinsic value approach to investing, including multiple asset classes. Simply put, we buy individual securities trading below our proprietary, objective estimate of their fair value.

Our collective expertise enables us to manage many different account types, from trusts to endowments to pension plans. The integrity of our operation is built upon one very simple premise: we aren't satisfied until our clients are satisfied.