Counsel Wealth Management today announced that Joseph Pochodyniak has joined the Counsel team as portfolio manager, private client group.

Pochodyniak will help design, implement and manage Counsel’s private client offering, enhancing techniques for evaluating and rebalancing high net worth client portfolios.

“Mr. Pochodyniak understands the high net worth market and can provide a comprehensive assessment of clients’ investment portfolios in partnership with financial advisors” says Sam Febbraro, president and CEO, Counsel Wealth Management. “He will be a valuable addition to the portfolio management team.”

Pochodyniak developed his career at RBC Financial Group, most recently managing the strategic asset allocation of discretionary high net value client accounts at the bank owned asset manager, and trading equity, fixed income, precious metal and derivative securities for retail clients of their discount brokerage. He facilitated business development in each role.

A Chartered Financial Analyst, Pochodyniak also holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Toronto, obtained a Derivatives Market Specialist designation from the Canadian Securities Institute and is a Fellow of the Institute. In addition, he is a member of The Toronto CFA Society and the Association for Investment Management and Research.

Counsel Wealth Management is a wholly owned investment management firm of Investment Planning Counsel Inc., and manages total assets of over $2.3 billion.