For more than a decade, Randy Schuster has been a highly successful financial advisor consistently ranked in the top 5% of the profession by the prestigious Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT), the premier association of financial professionals. He has carved out a unique niche within the industry by focusing on the coordination of planning. Randy says, "I am the quarterback and the client is the owner of the team." He helps guide his clients through the complex tax code in large to midsize estates, planning for business continuation and succession transfer issues of privately held firms, and wealth accumulation strategies. He places a special emphasis on dealing with the emotional issues of various family members. Further, in 2008, Randy published the book "Turning Points; Defining Moments of Top Business Leaders", a collection of 35 short stories of local business leaders and their defining moments. Over 6,000 books were donated to the Rochester City High Schools. The book's message is that you can do anything you want in life, and to motivate young adults to build their careers or businesses and live their life dreams right here in our community.

Professional Achievements

Randy is a life member of MDRT, during which he has actively volunteered on several committees. He has consistently earned MDRT’s Court of the Table honors, which represents the top 1% of the profession worldwide. Randy has been a guest speaker for the Rochester Chapter of NYSSCPA & Monroe County Bar Association, MDRT’s annual meeting, Provident Mutual Top 50 Conference, and at numerous other industry related functions. Randy has earned Centra’s Leader of the Year award multiple times.

Growing Up

Randy was exposed to his own family’s transition plan at Marjax Enterprises, a firm founded by his grandfather. In its day Marjax was a regional powerhouse sporting goods chain in which Randy worked beginning at 10 years old. Today he uses this experience to help owners of family and closely held businesses to develop and implement sound business plans.

Education, Hobbies and Interests

Mr. Schuster earned a B.S. degree in Finance from Indiana University in 1984 and has studied extensively to hold the Certified Coach Executive designation. He also holds several FINRA licenses. He and his wife Ernestine reside in Rochester, NY with their two sons, Daniel and Matthew. During his free time, Randy loves to read, play competitive tennis and watch his children play sports, and create efforts like his next book project.

Randy is insurance and securities licensed in the states of California (CA), Florida (FL), Illinois (IL), Indiana (IN), New York (NY), Virginia (VA), and Wisconsin (WI), including Massachusetts (MA), New Jersey (NJ), Rhode Island (RI), and Washington (WA) for securities only. This is not an offer or solicitation in any state where not properly licensed and/or registered.

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Mr. Schuster is a registered representative of Hornor, Townsend, & Kent, Inc., (HTK).