Lyke’s Trusted Financial Advisors

At Lyke Financial, our Registered Investment Advisors always act in your best interest, working closely with you to identify your retirement and financial needs. You will receive holistic investment advice and financial strategies centered around your specific goals. We are dedicated to securing your future with quality services and the highest ethical standards. That’s a partnership you can trust for you, your money and your future.

Jerry A. Lyke

President & Senior Managing Partner
jerry@lykefinancial.com

With more than 45 years of experience in the financial and insurance services industry, Jerry’s extensive knowledge affords his clients unique insight into successful retirement and investment planning. Building relationships through trust and integrity, Jerry goes beyond providing ordinary financial guidance by designing personal, customized strategies to help clients meet their individual goals.

Jerry earned his undergraduate and master’s degrees from Bowling Green State University. In 1971, Jerry started his professional career in the insurance and financial industry and in 1978, he began working for a local insurance agency in Canton, Ohio. After a year, Jerry launched his own firm, Financial Insurance Services and then, in 1988, established Jerry A. Lyke and Associates, Inc., the forerunner of what is now, Lyke Financial, Inc.

Jerry is a past officer of the Plain Township Rotary, a member of Congress Lake Club, a Rotarian Ameritas, and a long-standing member of Westbrook Park United Methodist Church, having served on various planning and leadership committees. He and his wife of 52 years, Marilyn, have two grown children, Trevor and Heather, and five grandchildren. They enjoy traveling and spending time with family, including the annual beach vacation to Ocean City, New Jersey.

Trevor A. Lyke, J.D., CLU, ChFC

Chief Compliance Officer & Vice-President
trevor@lykefinancial.com

For over 30 years, Trevor has built client relationships through trust, integrity and exceptional service. He is a practicing attorney in the State of Ohio, a Registered Representative of Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, an unaffiliated broker-dealer, and an insurance agent appointed with various insurance carriers.

His extensive knowledge and experience with estate planning, financial services and the insurance industry gives his clients an advantage in achieving their retirement and investment goals. Trevor is a specialist in corporate and executive retirement plan design and in navigating complexities that arise in second-generation businesses.

In 1993, Trevor earned his Juris Doctor from Thomas Cooley Law School and his B.A. Degree from Wittenburg University in 1989, where he also played football. Trevor holds the professional designations of Chartered Financial Consultant and Chartered Life Underwriter, the world’s most respected designation of insurance expertise.

A lifelong resident of Canton, Ohio, Trevor is President of the Plain Local Schools Foundation and Alumni Association. He is a graduate of Leadership Stark County, an organization that develops leaders who are committed to community trusteeship. Trevor also serves on the Holly Hills Little League Baseball board and is Director of the Plain Township Little Eagles Youth Basketball League. He is a member of Brookside Country Club and St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Parish. Trevor is married to Katrina, his wife of 17 years. They have two children, Ethan and Mari, who keep him busy coaching their various sports. Trevor is also an avid tri-athlete and co-founder and Treasurer of the Canton Tri-Club.