Barry Picker

Current

• President at Picker, Weinberg & Auerbach, CPAs

Past

• President at Barry C Picker, CPA, P.C.
• Tax Accountant at Main Hurdman CPAs (now part of KPMG)

Education

• Pace University
• City University of New York-Brooklyn College

Recommended

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Connections

176 connections

Industry

Accounting

Websites

• My Company

Barry Picker’s Summary

Barry C Picker, CPA/PFS, CFP® is a Certified Public Accountant with the Personal Financial Specialist designation from the AICPA, is a Certified Financial Planner™ licensee, and has a Masters of Science in Taxation from Pace University. Besides being a shareholder in Picker, Weinberg & Auerbach, CPAs, P.C., an accounting and financial planning firm located in Brooklyn, NY, he regularly consults with other professionals on retirement planning issues.

Barry has appeared on radio and television, and has been quoted in numerous publications, including Worth, Fortune, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Investors Business Daily, Newsweek, Kiplingers, and Business Week. He regularly speaks to other accounting and financial planning professionals on estate planning and financial planning topics. He is a nationally recognized expert in IRAs and Roth IRAs.

Barry is the author of “Barry Picker’s Guide to Retirement Distribution Planning” (June, 2002), is a member of the NYS Society of CPAs Estate Planning and Personal Financial Planning Committees, is the former chairperson of the NYS Society of CPAs’ Employee Benefits Committee, and is a member of the Estate Planning Council of New York City.

Barry Picker’s Specialties:

Retirement distribution planning
Estate planning
Personal Financial Planning

Barry Picker’s Experience

• President

  Picker, Weinberg & Auerbach, CPAs

  (Accounting industry)

  January 2005 — Present (4 years 11 months)

  CPA/Financial Planner

• President

  Barry C Picker, CPA, P.C.

  (Accounting industry)

  November 1980 — December 2004 (24 years 2 months)

• Tax Accountant

  Main Hurdman CPAs (now part of KPMG)

  (Accounting industry)

  May 1978 — October 1980 (2 years 6 months)

Barry Picker’s Education

• Pace University

  MS , Taxation , 1976 — 1980

• City University of New York-Brooklyn College

  BS , accounting , 1972 — 1975

  Activities and Societies:

  Marshall House

Additional Information

Barry Picker’s Websites:

• My Company

Barry Picker’s Groups:

American Institute of CPAs
New York State Society of CPAs
Financial Planning Association

•    Tax Professionals
•    New York State Society of CPAs
•    CITP Credential
•    Greater New York City Area Accounting and Finance Professionals
•    Brooklyn College Alumni
•    AICPA IT Section
•    AICPA (The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants)
•    Personal Financial Specialist (PFS)
•    AICPA Tax Section
•    AICPA Personal Financial Planning (PFP) Section Membership
•    AICPA TECH+ Conference
•    Domestic & International Pensions

Barry Picker’s Honors:

Named one of the TOP 40 Tax Advisors to Know During a Recession by CPA Magazine (April/May 2009)

Barry Picker’s Contact Settings

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