Our mission is to guide individuals and families through retirement with clarity, integrity, and long-term stewardship. We specialize in retirement planning and FRS benefits, helping clients understand their options, avoid costly mistakes, and make decisions they can feel confident about for years to come. As a steady partner, we help clients protect what they’ve built, care for the people they love, and move forward into retirement with confidence.

About John Curry

Financial Advisor
John_Curry@yoursws.com

John is a Financial Advisor at Strategic Wealth Specialists. John has assisted thousands of clients in planning for a secure retirement. John has been associated with the insurance and financial services industry since 1975.

John’s extensive education and experience in financial services enables him and his team to provide top-quality service to his clients and associates. John frequently holds informative, educational workshops and seminars on the subject of retirement planning
and retirement distribution.

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About April Schoen

Financial Advisor
April_Schoen@yoursws.com

April Schoen is a Financial Advisor at Strategic Wealth Specialists and has worked in financial services since 2010. She specializes in helping people approaching retirement make clear, confident decisions about their future. Much of her career has been focused on serving city, county, and state government employees, including Florida Retirement System members, as they navigate the complex transition into retirement.

April’s approach is steady, practical, and easy to understand. She helps clients simplify decisions around pensions, DROP, Social Security, taxes, investments, and retirement income so they can feel more prepared for the years ahead.

April earned her bachelor’s degree from Flagler College in 2008. She grew up in a small town in North Florida and now lives in Tallahassee with her husband, their two boys, and their Boston Terrier, Nolen.

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John and April are Registered Representatives and Financial Advisors of Park Avenue Securities; John is a Special Agent Guardian, April is a Financial Representative of Guardian.

Professional Designations and Affiliations For John H. Curry:

CLU® (Chartered Life Underwriter®)
ChFC® (Chartered Financial Consultant®)
LUTCF (Life Underwriters Training Council Fellow)
MSFS® (Master of Science in Financial Services®)
Past President of Tallahassee Regional Estate Planning Council
Past President of Tallahassee Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors
Past President of Society of Financial Service Professionals (Tallahassee Chapter)
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John is active in the Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce, the Sunrise Rotary Club (Past President), the Marzuq Shrine and the Boy Scouts of America. John spends his free time with his family and enjoys golfing and fishing.