Merit | Des Moines, WA

RICP, MRFC
Wealth Manager, Partner

Barry Reid is a Wealth Manager at Merit Financial Advisors. With more than four decades of experience in the financial industry, Barry has managed money for more than 1000 families, nonprofit organizations and businesses. He’s also a believer in life-long learning, he attends numerous conferences and continuing education events each year and reads hundreds of professional publications every month.

Barry is very involved with his community and supports several nonprofit organizations such as Pierce County Alliance where Barry was the past President of the Board of Directors and has served on the Board for more than 25 years.

In addition, the Reids actively support the following charities that do-good work worldwide.

• L'Arche Tahoma Hope supports developmentally disabled adults. http://www.larchethc.org/
• Orphans Africa works to provide education and opportunities for orphans and widows in Tanzania Africa  www.orphansafrica.org
• Project Ethiopia is working to improve rural quality of life, ensuring that children are educated and families can live in healthy environments supported by economically sustainable farm-based businesses. www.projectethiopia.com
• The Humane Society of the United States is the nation's largest and most effective animal protection organization. www.humanesociety.org

Barry is a University of California Los Angeles graduate with degrees in history and political science. He lives and works in Des Moines, Washington. Barry and Becky have been married for more than 40 years, and they have three cats, Angel, Rory and Murray, all rescued from local shelters.

Merit Financial Advisors and LPL are not endorsed by, or affiliated with the organizations listed above.