Franco Barbiero brings over 20 years of experience in wealth management and capital markets to his role as an Investment Counsellor with RBC PH&N Investment Counsel, a member company under RBC Wealth Management – PH&N Investment Counsel, in which he serves high-net-worth clients and not-for-profit organizations throughout Ontario and other provinces.
Prior to joining the firm, he worked as an investment banker with a top-tier investment dealer where he structured equity issues, debt issues and merger transactions in the consumer, agricultural and industrial products sectors. He also spent four years as a member of a private client advisory team within one of Canada's largest wealth management firms, where his focus was portfolio construction, risk management and advanced financial planning for the firm's high-net-worth clients.
Franco attended the University of British Columbia, graduating with a bachelor's degree in International Relations, an MBA with a specialization in Finance and an LLB. He is also a holder of both the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designations.
He maintains memberships with a number of industry associations, including the Toronto Chartered Financial Analysts Society, the Chartered Financial Analysts Institute, and the Canadian Financial Planners Standards Council. Franco lives in Oakville with his wife and two children.