Barry Glassman
Barry Glassman is the Founder and President of Glassman Wealth Services, a full-service, fee-only fiduciary providing personalized financial planning and wealth management. He leads a team of investment specialists that create asset allocation strategies for high-net worth families. Glassman has been recognized as a top advisor by numerous industry publications. His areas of expertise include comprehensive financial planning, retirement planning, investment management, and tax planning. He frequently shares his insights and provides financial commentary to the media, creating interesting infographics and visuals to help explain complex financial concepts and shares these through his column. In addition to Glassman Wealth Services, he serves on the boards of various non-profit and philanthropic organizations in his community.
Barry Glassman Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Founder and President
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Senior Vice President
Academic History
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B.S., Finance
Barry launched GWS to deliver investment strategies and wealth management services typically available at the highest levels of wealth.
He leads a team of investment specialists that create asset allocation strategies for high-net worth families.
He oversees the team in seeking out the most attractive investment strategies and constructing portfolios to meet clients' goals—from capital preservation and income generation to tax-efficiency and growth.
He has been recognized as a top advisor by Barron’s, Washingtonian, Washington Business Journal, Financial Times, Reuters, Investment News, Institutional Investor, Virginia Business, and Registered Rep, to name a few.
EARLY CAREER
Barry is past-Chairman of the National Financial Planning Association’s Tax Sub-Committee and past-president and Chairman of the Financial Planning Association’s National Capital Area Chapter.
He served on the Board of Directors of the International Association for Financial Planning for a total of six years.
RECOGNITIONS
Barron's Top 1200 Financial Advisors, 2014-2025
Barron's Top 100 Independent Advisors, 2024
Forbes America's Top Wealth Advisors, 2020
Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisors, 2023
Washingtonian's Top Financial Advisor, 2014
Financial Times Top Financial Advisor, 2014
MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS
Barry frequently shares his insights and provides financial commentary to the media, including CNBC, Forbes, and InvestmentNews.
He has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Money, Business Week, Smart Money, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, The Associated Press, Bloomberg, National Review, The International Herald Tribune, and USA Today.
He has also appeared on several national television programs to include Wall Street Week with Louis Rukeyser, World News Tonight with Peter Jennings, CNBC, and Bloomberg News.