Our Qualifications

The practitioners in our firm are securities, investment advisory registered, and insurance licensed in the states of Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Indiana, Kansas, Texas, and Florida. We are truly committed to providing ethical, suitable and knowledgeable advice and recommendations as it relates to our clients' financial planning needs. We are committed to continuing our education in the field of financial planning and must annually meet rigorous continuing education requirements..

George Steward Siracuse is a Financial Planner and President of Guiding Light Financial, LLC. George is a Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor, CRPC® through The College for Financial Planning and was Finance Major and Real Estate Minor at the Villanova School of Business. At Villanova George was a member of the Fixed Income Society & Real Estate Development Team. Additionally, he also played Division I FCS Football and was a member of the 2009 National Championship Team. Professionally, George started his career in financial services in 2010 as a Trading & Operations Assistant for Wunderlich Securities' Fixed Income Trading Floor in Manhattan. While at Wunderlich he completed his general securities registration licensing. In 2013 George decided to join his father at Strategic Financial Planners to pursue a career in Financial Planning; a career in which he can assist individuals, families, professionals, and small business owners attain their financial goals. George Steward is insurance licensed, a Registered Representative, an Investment Adviser Representative, and a Registered Securities Principal of Centaurus Financial, Inc.

Guiding Light Financial's Insurance Specialist, Tim has over thirty years of group insurance experience largely with two major carriers, MetLife and Prudential Financial, where he achieved National Sales Leader status at both companies. While group insurance success and special recognition from working with large corporations was certainly rewarding, Tim will tell you the most enjoyable part of his career was each time he had the opportunity to sit one-on-one with the employees who really needed the insurance protection, listen to their unique circumstances and provide them the necessary information to help reach informed, suitable decisions. To this end, he is happy to once again get back to those roots as part of the Guiding Light Financial family. The youngest of ten children, he was born in Huntington, NY and is now nearly a thirty year resident of Milford, PA where he and his wife (also of thirty years) Ellen have raised four children of their own… putting three through college with one more in tow. Clearly, Tim's professional and personal background has given him a special understanding and appreciation of the value and importance of insurance protection as an integral part of prudent financial planning.

Tim currently holds Life, Health and Property & Casualty licenses and is a Series 6, 26 and 63 FINRA Registered Representative. He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management from Providence College in Rhode Island and studied abroad in Rome, Italy at Loyola University of Chicago. He is an active member of his church and community and enjoys fishing, golf and spending time with his family.

Michele has been with the firm since 1998. She is securities registered and insurance licensed. Her main function with the firm is to act as client liaison, which involves tracking clients' flow of business, answering questions regarding statements and paperwork and processing client requests. Michele is also responsible for updating and maintaining client files, coordinating all scheduling and office communications, as well as office bookkeeping.

Michele is involved with a number of community and school organizations. She is a lifelong resident of Pike County, where she resides with her husband Gary and their children.