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    Barry Garber

    Managing Director

    Client Advisor

For 32 years, Barry has provided advisory services to a wide range of clients, including institutions and high-net-worth individuals. He combines his years of experience with the vast resources of Alex. Brown - Raymond James, to deliver customized strategies that help meet clients’ unique financial needs.

Barry specializes in custom portfolios with expertise in overlaying alternative investments, including private equity, hedge funds, real estate and structured solutions. He provides suitable investments based on a client’s goals and risk profile and utilizes open architecture solutions – all with unwavering professionalism and attentive service.

Over the course of his career, Barry has received a number of accolades. He has been recognized on Barron’s annual list of Top Financial Advisors* since 2009 and was also featured on its list of Top-Ranked Advisor Teams in America*, as seen in Research magazine. Additionally, Barry Garber has been recognized as one of America’s Top Wealth Advisors** by Forbes since 2016 and Best-In-State Wealth Advisors by Forbes since 2019.***

Barry graduated magna cum laude from Syracuse University School of Management with a B.S. in marketing, and later went on to earn his M.B.A. from New York University. He holds Series 7, 63, 65 and Health, Life, Variable Life, & Variable Annuity insurance licenses. Barry began his career in 1991 at Alex. Brown & Sons, which is now Alex. Brown - Raymond James.

Barry is a founder and recent chair of a men’s leadership society, The Solomon Society, and Finance Committee Chair of the University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation Board (UMBF) and an Investment Committee member of the University System of Maryland Foundation (USMF).

Barry has also been involved with The Associated Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore in various leadership capacities over the past two decades. He is a retired triathlete and a fitness enthusiast. Barry and his wife, Michele, raised three children and have three grandchildren.

* Barron's Top 1,200 Financial Advisors 2023, is based on the period from 09/30/2021 - 09/30/2022 and was released on 03/15/2023. 5,630 nominations were received and 1,200 won. Neither Raymond James nor any of its advisors pay a fee in exchange for this award. More: https://www.raymondjames.com/award-disclosures/#2023- barrons-top-1200.

** 2023 Forbes America's Top Wealth Advisors, developed by Shook Research, is based on the period from 6/30/2021 to 6/30/2022 and was released on 4/4/2023. 39,007 nominations were received and 250 advisors won. Neither Raymond James nor any of its advisors pay a fee in exchange for this award. More: https://go.rjf.com/432ppOn. Please see https://www.forbes.com/top-wealth-advisors/ for more info.

***2023 Forbes Top Wealth Advisors Best-In-State, developed by Shook Research, is based on the period from 6/30/2021 to 6/30/2022 and was released on 4/4/2023. 39,007 nominations were received and 7,321 advisors won. Neither Raymond James nor any of its advisors pay a fee in exchange for this award. More: https://go.rjf.com/3KsXbF7. Please see https://www.forbes.com/best-in-state-wealth-advisors for more info.

*The Forbes Next-Gen Wealth Advisors rankings, developed by SHOOK Research, is based on an algorithm of qualitative criterion, mostly gained through telephone and in-person due diligence interviews, and quantitative data. Those advisors that are considered are under 40, have a minimum of four years' experience, and the algorithm weighs factors like revenue trends, assets under management, compliance records, industry experience and those that encompass the highest standards of best practices. Portfolio performance is not a criterion due to varying client objectives and lack of audited data Rankings are based on the opinions of SHOOK Research, LLC. Research Summary (as of April 2020): Out of 32,000 nominations received, 500 made the final list in 2020. Neither SHOOK nor Forbes receives compensation from the advisors or their firms in exchange for placement on a ranking. Raymond James

is not affiliated with Forbes or Shook Research, LLC. This ranking is not indicative of advisor's future performance, is not an endorsement, and may not be representative of individual clients' experience. Please visit https://www.forbes.com/top-next-gen-advisors for more info.

  • 2019: roughly 29,334 advisors nominated by their firms, 250 received the award
  • 2018: out of 5,832 advisors considered, 1000 made the final
  • 2017: out of 2,356 advisors considered, 500 made the final list in

**Each year InvestmentNews recognizes 40 industry professions under the age of 40 based on factors including accomplishments as exhibited by their credentials and achievements in their industry-related projects, contributions to the industry, quality of leadership within the financial advice field, and promise/commitment to the field. The nominees were all under the age of 40 when the honorees were announced. 850 nominees were considered and 40 were chosen to receive the award in 2021. The nominations are read and vetted by an internal group of editors and reporters at InvestmentNews. The ranking may not be representative of any one client's experience, is not an endorsement, and is not indicative of an advisor's future performance. Neither Raymond James nor any of its Financial Advisors pay a fee in exchange for this award/rating. InvestmentNews is not affiliated with Raymond James.

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