Jean Paul Lagarde
Chief Investment Officer
Jean Paul Lagarde is Chief Investment Officer, co-founder of ARC’s AIQ Asset Management, and the lead portfolio manager on several of the firm’s investment strategies. He also serves as a valuable resource to all ARC advisors and works with the investment committee on risk management, idea generation, investment solution design, and implementation.
Jean Paul has more than 20 years of financial services experience beginning with institutional equity research and sales where he advised hedge funds, mutual funds, and trusts on their equity holdings. He later conducted private investment abroad and then transitioned to the buyside where he served as a Senior Analyst for a hedge fund/RIA focusing on options and risk management.
Jean Paul graduated from the University of Dallas with a BA in Economics and earned an MBA in Corporate Finance focusing on Investment Analysis.
When he is not in the office, Jean Paul actively participates in various community projects and enjoys cooking, traveling, and experiencing foreign cultures and cuisines.
Investment advice offered through AIQ Asset Management, a DBA of Advisor Resource Council, a registered investment advisor.
Additional information, including management fees and expenses, is provided on our Form ADV Part 2. As with any investment strategy, there is potential for profit as well as the possibility of loss. We do not guarantee any minimum level of investment performance or the success of any portfolio or investment strategy. All investments involve risk (the amount of which may vary significantly) and investment recommendations will not always be profitable. The underlying holdings of any presented portfolio are not federally or FDIC-insured and are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed by, any financial institution. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.