Team profile


What you can expect when you work with us

The right financial advice can help prepare you for whatever life brings — both the expected and the unexpected.

When you work with us, you receive:
  • 1:1 financial advice based on your goals and needs.
  • Personalized recommendations for a diversified portfolio, and solutions to help protect you from uncertainty.
  • Regular meetings to review your goals, progress, and investments.
  • Anytime access to your investments and digital tools to help you stay on track.

Ready to learn more? Getting started is as easy as meeting for a complimentary initial consultation whenever it’s convenient for you.
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Areas of focus

  • Family Finances
  • Investments
  • Retirement Planning Strategies
  • Tax Planning Strategies
  • Wealth Preservation Strategies
  • Retirement Income Strategies
  • Christian Financial Strategies
  • Insurance
  • Estate Planning Strategies
  • Retirement Plan Distribution
  • Cash Flow Management Strategies

Awards & recognition

  • Mears Wealth Management Group, Ameriprise Client Experience Award, 2023, 2022
  • Derek S. Mears, Ameriprise Ultimate Digital Excellence Award, 2023

Community participation

Derek Community Participation:

  • DeLand Breakfast Rotary, Member, Past President
  • Neighborhood Center of West Volusia, President
  • Stetson University Business School Foundation, Board Member
  • West Volusia Young Life, Past Chair
  • Leadership DeLand/Leadership Stetson

Michaela Community Participation:

  • Rotaract Club of DeLand, Treasurer
  • Daytona Beach Zeta Tau Alpha Alumnae, VP of Finance
  • Junior Service League of DeLand, Member
  • DeLand Cheer Boosters, Treasurer