Randy Schmidt

My job is to make personal finances boring. I'm not in the game of the newest and greatest ideas. I target results and proven time tested ways of doing it. My job is to be your personal trainer for finances. Not only giving guidance but behavioral help on how to truly make lasting impacts.

Mitchell Lyons is the sole advisor at Mitch Lyons Wealth LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses with 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms including Global Financial Private Capital, LLC and Lyons Kitzrow Wealth Management. Lyons is also an independent licensed insurance agent and owner of Mitch Lyons Wealth LLC. Mitch Lyons Wealth LLC provides portfolio management services for individual and high-net-worth clients, employing multiple analysis methods such as fundamental, technical, quantitative analysis, and modern portfolio theory. The firm implements long-term strategies alongside options trading and utilizes third-party model portfolios through AE Wealth Management.

Jerome Matecun is a financial advisor at Compound Value Advisers, LLC in Sparta, MI, holding a Series 65 designation with 16 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Exit Strategies Group Inc. from 2013 to 2019 and has been with Compound Value Advisers since 2013. Compound Value Advisers provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, business owners, trusts, estates, and corporate plan sponsors. The firm manages approximately $24.8 million across a small number of client accounts, employing a strategic asset allocation framework with diversified low-cost index funds and ETFs, discretionary portfolio management, and additional services including business valuations and retirement plan advisory.

Derrin Leigh is the sole advisor at Derrin Leigh LLC, an independent firm based in Pierson, MI. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 15 years of industry experience, including prior work at Financial Architechs. Before founding his current practice in 2018, he founded and sold a larger wealth-management business. Derrin Leigh LLC provides comprehensive investment advisory services and financial planning primarily for individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals and small business owners. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis in its investment approach and regularly employs short-term trading and covered-call option strategies alongside longer-term positions.

Matthew Gusky is a financial advisor at Ardent Wealth Management in Rockford, MI, with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Lifeworks Advisors, LLC and Regal Holdings, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in insurance sales through affiliations with Regal Financial Group and Commission Crosswise Insurance Agency. Ardent Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, businesses, and individuals. The firm employs a planning-based and risk-based investment approach that integrates factor-based equity and ETF strategies, options hedging, and systematic rebalancing, combining quantitative and fundamental research with technical analysis.

James Louwerse is a financial advisor at GPS Financial Group, LLC in Grand Rapids, MI, holding CFP® and Series 63 designations with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with GPS Financial Group since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, Louwerse serves as Treasurer for the Thrive Learning Center Foundation, a private school, where he oversees budgets and financial statements. GPS Financial Group provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and pension or profit-sharing plans. The firm manages approximately $64 million in assets in-house using a long-term, discretionary approach based on modern portfolio theory.