2. An experienced financial advisor with more than three
decades of experience in the field, Gary Fournier has
served as a managing director with JP Morgan Securities
since 2006. In 2014 and 2015, Gary Fournier was
recognized as one of the country’s top financial advisors
by Barron’s.
One of the country’s leading financial newspapers,
Barron’s has been in circulation since 1921. Using a
proprietary formula, it recognizes top advisors, including
the top women, independent, and institutional financial
advisors. In addition to accounting for each advisor’s
managed assets, revenue produced, and practice quality,
Barron’s verifies all information through regulatory
databases, securities firms, and conversations advisors.
3. Due to its increased importance in the financial
industry, Barron’s expanded its rankings in 2015
to include institutional advisors, who advise
endowments, pensions, and foundations, among
other institutions. Previously, institutional
advisors were not ranked separately because
advisors were able to work with institutions part-
time. However, increasing regulations and the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974 have meant that the position requires full-
time attention, and the number of dedicated
institutional advisors has risen accordingly.
