

- Top 100 Private Wealth Management TeamsBarron's, 2022
- Best-in-State Wealth Management TeamsForbes, 2023
The Barron's Top 100 Private Wealth Management Teams ranking reflects a variety of team factors, including their size and shape, their regulatory records and credentials of their members, and the resources they have at their disposal to serve their client bases. This ranking does not predict or rate any client's investment outcomes, nor does it predict any potential investment outcomes. Data used for the Barron's rankings is provided by the surveyed Investment Advisors. Advisors who did not participate in the survey are not ranked.
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- Wealth Management Experience Since 1993Joseph L. Duarte is a Managing Director, Wealth Manager and Co-Lead of the Zipper Duarte Team at First Republic Investment Management. Prior to joining First Republic in 2020, Mr. Duarte was a Managing Director at J.P. Morgan Securities. His career in finance, nearly three decades long, includes time at Bear Stearns as a Managing Director, and as a co-founder and owner of a boutique investment firm and broker-dealer in New York. He provides a comprehensive approach to investing and tailors a plan to meet the needs of each client and family that he serves, supported by his years of experience and industry understanding.
- Community InvolvementActive in his local community, Mr. Duarte is an alumni board member of Port Washington Youth Activities, a nonprofit that instills the values of teamwork, dedication and community through youth sports programs. In 2016, he was inducted into the organization’s Hall of Fame for his many years of dedicated community service.
- Professional DesignationHe holds the professional designation of Accredited Investment Fiduciary®.