Barry Strudwick

Barry Strudwick is president of Strudwick Wealth Strategies, an investment counseling and portfolio management firm serving an international client base. Barry also heads the firm’s investment committee and serves as the lead portfolio manager on investment portfolios for over 250 clients. In addition, he is an experienced real estate investor having served as both a general partner and investor in resort properties in the United States, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Belize.

In 2001, as a result of his economic analysis on the impact of globalization and the demographic wave of aging Baby Boomers, Barry made a strategic decision to diversify his activities to include real estate investment in Central America. He currently travels extensively in Central America as both a speaker and investor with over 100 trips to Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Belize in the past 7 years. This “on the ground” approach has resulted in his being the general manager of the 1000 acre Del Pacifico Golf & Beach Resort in Costa Rica and he is the Managing Partner of Costa Reit Partners, LLC a private land banking partnership with over 700 acres in Central America with 285,000 square feet of construction complete to date.

For 13 years, Barry was host of the public radio show, Mutual Perspectives™ which featured interviews with the world’s leading financial & investment experts. In addition, he has published over 500 articles and columns on personal and corporate wealth strategies. Barry’s comments on the market are frequently cited in such diverse publications as The Nikkei Times in Tokyo to CNBC and The Investment News. He holds degrees from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia and The Wharton Graduate School of Finance at The University of Pennsylvania.

Stacey Murray

Stacey Murray joined the Strudwick Team in September 2006 as a client development manager. Stacey works directly with Barry in different aspects of the business including marketing and prospecting. She is a graduate of Towson University earning her BA degree in English with a minor in Spanish. Her last position was with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation where she was employed as a Director of Special Events. She continues to serve on the Foundation's Maryland Board of Directors and is involved in other charitable organizations.

Melissa Long

Melissa Long has been with SWS since December 2005 and is the behind-the-scenes person. Along with Stacey, you can contact her to get account information, accounts opened, transferred, money sent out, etc. She studied biotechnology and computer science at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. However, she has been working in finance and accounting since her middle school job as a bookkeeping assistant for her father's business. Her time in an engineering school however, has also allowed her to assist with IT.