Don Guggemos Jr.

The Financial Planning Co. exists to improve financial lives. We commonly work with people with retirement planning, notably investment management and income planning. Whether through finding previously unknown opportunities for clients or figuring out how much is enough for those who’re ready to step away or establishing financial ground rules for increasing the odds of success, FPC works hand-in-hand with clients on their way to financial independence. We believe that plans rarely work but planning does. Luke DeBoer has a long history of guiding individuals, families, and corporations in multiple facets of financial planning, including investing, retirement planning, insurance, & employer benefits consulting. To support these efforts, Luke is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional, completed the Certified Benefits Professional program, and holds an MBA with a concentration in Tax from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. His professional career includes time at Fidelity Investments as a consultant, leading the financial wellbeing efforts for Delta Air Lines and for UnitedHealth Group, and as a Sr. Relationship Manager at Optum Bank, specializing in HSA’s and their relationship with retirement savings. Luke is married to Gina DeBoer and they have 5 children (Isabella, Veda, Judah, Lucia, Amelia), ages 6-15. They are members at Oakwood Community Church in Waconia. Luke also serves as a Board Member and the Treasurer of the Waconia public school district. Luke is a native Minnesotan, having grown up in the Elk River area.

Jonathan Held is the principal advisor at Landcasted Capital Management LLC in Waconia, MN, with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at AdvisorNet Wealth Partners, WaterStreet Asset Management LLC, and SNS Financial Group, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is the principal consultant at Alpha Beta Consulate, LLC, providing technology and management consulting services for registered investment advisers, and he is also involved in family caregiving through Lifeworks. Landcasted Capital Management is a social-impact investment manager serving individuals, institutions, and other registered investment advisers. The firm employs a multi-disciplinary investment approach that includes cyclical, fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, offering concentrated U.S. core equity portfolios, multi-strategy ETF models, and option-based structures, while also providing sub-advisory and institutional advisory services.

Andrew Kalenberg is a financial advisor at The Financial Planning Co. with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has a background in accounting and electrical services, currently serving as Controller of Central Counties Cooperative. The Financial Planning Co. primarily serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as employer plan sponsors and institutional clients. The firm focuses on passive portfolio management using low-cost index funds and ETFs, complemented by discretionary rebalancing and occasional active strategies.

Joshua Grass is a CFA® charterholder with three years of industry experience. He currently works at Stapleton Asset Management, LLC and has prior experience with Allianz Life Financial Services, Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, and Securian Financial. Mr. Grass is also the President of AsteraWealth LLC, where he provides consulting services related to the defined contribution market. Stapleton Asset Management offers integrated wealth management to high-net-worth individuals and a select group of institutional clients. The firm employs a combination of active and passive investment strategies, quantitative and qualitative research, and may utilize alternative investments and sub-advisors to tailor portfolios.

Ian Schneider is a financial advisor with MD Financial Advisors / Vestment Financial in Watertown, MN. He holds a Series 65 designation and has six years of industry experience, including four years at the University of Minnesota Duluth and seven years at his current firm. MD Financial Advisors / Vestment Financial provides financial planning, customized investment advisory, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement plan services to individuals, trusts, estates, and institutional plan sponsors. The firm manages approximately $246 million in discretionary assets and follows a long-term, asset-allocation-driven investment approach emphasizing diversification, rebalancing, tax strategies, and low-cost mutual funds and ETFs.

Christopher Hanson is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Focus Financial Network and Osaic Wealth. His prior experience includes roles at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and Northwestern Mutual Investment Management. Outside of his advisory work, Hanson serves as a PGA Tour golf spotter for CBS Sports during select events. Focus Financial Network is an enterprise investment adviser managing approximately $6.3 billion through a network of 118 advisors. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering a range of portfolio management and financial planning services tailored to client needs.