Our Financial & Insurance Professionals
Our mission is to work closely with our clients to design financial strategies that can help confidence and clarity while also helping to protect their future. Using customized plans that are created through a true partnership, we empower our clients to be better prepared to weather the inevitable challenges that our complex financial world presents.
* Insurance products and services are offered through Element Risk Management LLC, an affiliated company.
Joey Wildasin
President & Investment Advisor Representative
Joey began his career in 2015 in the financial services industry. His approach to planning focuses on the individual goals of the client. He specializes in wealth management, funding and withdrawing from IRA’s and retirement plans, maximizing Social Security benefits, life & long-term care insurance. Joey enjoys working with clients to find the simple solutions to their retirement.
Joey enjoys spending time with his wife & three children. Joey is also an avid golfer and serves as the Head Golf Coach at South Western High School.
Strategic Alliances
MICHAEL BINGER, CFA®
President of Gradient Investments, LLC
Mr. Binger is the President of Gradient Investments. He has been with Gradient Investments since 2012 and has more than 30 years of total investment management experience. Mr. Binger’s prior roles include managing multi-billion dollar investment products for a large institutional asset manager. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota and is a CFA® charterholder. We believe that he brings a depth of market experience that is rare within the industry and has been a featured contributor with several media outlets including CNBC, Fox Business, Barron’s, and The Wall Street Journal.
JEREMY BRYAN, CFA®
Portfolio Manager of Gradient Investments, LLC
Mr. Bryan is a Senior Portfolio Manager for Gradient Investments. He has been with Gradient Investments since 2016 and has over 15 years of total investment management experience. Mr. Bryan’s job history includes equity research and portfolio management roles for institutional asset managers in Minneapolis and New York. He has been a frequent contributor to media outlets including CNBC, Fox Business, Reuters, and The Wall Street Journal. Mr. Bryan graduated with a bachelor’s degree from St. Cloud State University, earned an MBA from the University of St. Thomas, and is a CFA® charterholder.
MARIANN MONTAGNE, CFA®
Portfolio Manager of Gradient Investments, LLC
Ms. Montagne is a Portfolio Manager for Gradient Investments. She has been with Gradient Investments since 2014 and has more than 25 years of total investment management experience. Ms. Montagne’s prior roles include equity analysis for institutional fund managers as well as a senior investment analyst position for a $500M registered investment advisor. She is a frequent contributor to media outlets, including CNBC, Fox Business, Bloomberg, and Barron’s. Ms. Montagne graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Detroit and is a CFA® charterholder.