Randy Williams Gurian

About Randy Williams Gurian

Randy began his business career as an accountant at Weyerhaeuser after earning his BA in Business Administration from the University of Puget Sound in 1986. He then went on to pass all four sections of the CPA exam, before deciding to attend the University of Arizona for graduate school. Randy received his MBA in Finance and Entrepreneurship in 1990, graduating second in his class.After a 7 year career in finance at Hewlett Packard and Agilent Technologies, he started his own investment newsletter. Randy received national recognition for his recommendations and was interviewed on CNBC, PBS and his commentary appeared in the Wall Street Journal as well as the Seattle Times.Randy followed his passion for the financial markets by pursuing a career assisting wealthy families, business owners and individuals with retirement planning and portfolio investment strategies. Randy has extensive knowledge of asset allocation strategies and understands the importance of balancing risk with client expectations. Randy also has a very good understanding of macro economic factors and their impact on client portfolios and the stock market. Randy enjoys educating his clients on the stock market and creating integrated financial planning and estate planning solutions aimed at transferring wealth across multiple generations. Randy enjoys spending time with his wife Melissa and their three children, Tally, Coby and Brandy. As a northwest native, Randy enjoys snow skiing, running and the Seattle Mariners (believe it, or not).

Experience

1. Partner, Wealth Manager

   Hightower Advisors

   Oct 2018 — Present · Bellevue, WA, US

Education

• University of Arizona

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance and Entrepreneurship

  1988 — 1990

• University of Puget Sound

  Bachelor of Arts (BA), Business Administration, concentration in accounting, minors in economics and mathematics

  1982 — 1986

Skills

• Wealth Management and Family Generational Wealth Transfer
• Finance
• Portfolio Management
• Investment Strategies
• Estate and Tax Planning
• Retirement Plan Consultant & Fee Only Registered Investment Advisor
• Investments
• Wealth Management
• Asset Allocation
• Entrepreneurship
• Financial Advisory
• Financial Planning
• Financial Services
• Investment Management
• Team Building
• Leadership
• Retirement Planning
• Wealth
• Asset Management
• Retirement