Team profile


Personalized advice to help you achieve your goals

Your financial goals are unique, and we can help you achieve them. Together, we’ll document your goals, track your progress and adjust to whatever life brings — both the expected and the unexpected. With regular reviews of your goals, anytime access to your investments and digital tools to help you stay on track, we can help you feel more confident, connected and always in control of your financial life.

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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, 2022-2024
  • Derek S. Mears, Ameriprise Ultimate Digital Excellence Award, 2023-2024

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:

  • Junior Service League of DeLand, Treasurer
  • Rotaract Club of DeLand, Sergeant at Arms