Brian Barber is a co-founder and managing partner of Lake Financial Group. His focus is retirement and fiduciary services – spending his time working with business owners, executive-level officers, high net worth individuals, and plan trustees. Brian currently holds a Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor (CPFA) designation and is recognized nationally as a Qualified Plan Specialist. His career in financial planning started in 2008 after watching his Father, Steve, help countless families and small businesses over his 43-year financial planning career. Brian began his working years in IT as a Network Administrator, flying around the country connecting large cities to multiple networks. Brian has been able to leverage the out of the box skills learned in IT to design customized strategies for the challenging, and often complex, financial issues his clients face. He believes in constant personal improvement and continuous knowledge growth. For these reasons he is regularly asked to present and speak to fellow advisors on several advanced financial planning strategies.
Being able to be an important part of our client’s lives is a very gratifying experience. The trust our clients place in us is humbling and we are honored to always do what is right for them.
A Port Washington native, Brian is actively involved in his community. He coaches football and wrestling, serves on multiple local boards, sponsors a local scholarship, and spends time teaching a financial 101 course at the local high school. Brian is married to his incredible wife, Andi, and together they are raising four very active children (Chase 14, Chloe 12, Georgia 11, and Dylan 9). When not working or spending his time bettering his community, Brian’s passions are playing sports with his kids and racing go karts with his boys at Road America. To unplug, he enjoys gardening with his daughter Georgia and his son Dylan, singing at home karaoke or hiking with his daughter Chloe, and woodworking with his son Chase.