Jessica Lynn Knutson

Having spent the first decade of my career with a large wealth management firm in Seattle, I launched Kindness Financial Planning in 2021 to work with fewer clients and focus on widows, widowers, caregivers, and families affected by major health events. Their stories resonate with me because my dad was diagnosed with Stage IV Lung Cancer on July 18, 2016. He has had brain radiation, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy. We have navigated oncologists, surgeons, palliative care doctors, neurologists, endocrinologists, pain clinics, psychiatrists, social workers, pain clinics, nutritionists, and more. Since then, I’ve been drawn to people going through similar situations. I enjoy our conversations, hearing what is important, and helping them navigate the uncertainty life throws at them. Through these conversations, I have learned that when faced with loss and grief, brain fog usually takes over. What was once easy becomes challenging. Sometimes, only one person was involved in the financial decisions and the survivor needs another layer of support. I meet people where they are, listen, and organize what needs to be done to build financial security. I help people make sense of what is urgent and what can wait. Together, we’ll do tax planning, review estate plans, build customized investment portfolios to create the income they need, and more. Then, I am with them every step of the way. I graduated Summa Cum Laude from Seattle University. I hold the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ designation, Chartered Life Underwriter® designation, and I am a Registered Life Planner®. Outside of work, you can find me playing tennis, running with my wife, biking, hiking, attempting to play the guitar, or cooking.

Eric Adler is a financial advisor at Adler Financial in Oregon, WI, with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Ameriprise Financial Services and Coordinated Capital Securities. Outside of his advisory role, Adler serves as Director of Finance for AFLatex Technologies, a company specializing in technology for processing natural rubber and latex. Adler Financial provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, governmental entities, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, trusts, and estates. The firm uses both fundamental and quantitative analysis to build tailored portfolios and offers institutional-style services including pension consulting and tax preparation.

Mark Ziety is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at WisMed Financial, Inc., where he has worked since 2020. Prior to that, he was with Ellenbecker Investment Group, Inc. and Shakespeare Wealth Management, Inc. from 2009 to 2020. WisMed Financial, Inc. is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm combines tailored asset allocation with both passive and active strategies, integrating financial planning and portfolio management while accommodating socially conscious investing and client-specific restrictions.

Stephen Tone is the principal advisor at Tone Financial Advisors, LLC in Stoughton, Wisconsin. He holds a Series 65 credential and has 20 years of industry experience. In addition to his financial advisory role, he operates Tone Software Solutions, LLC, a company that develops and sells software for managing poultry shows. Tone Financial Advisors serves individuals, families, churches, and nonprofit institutions with discretionary investment portfolio management focused on long-term asset allocation. The firm integrates a conservative Christian worldview and offers biblically responsible, socially responsible, or values-neutral portfolios.

Rex Jones is the sole advisor at Rex Leigh Jones, an independent investment advisory firm based in Madison, WI. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 30 years of experience operating his advisory firm, with a total of 4 years of industry experience under his current registration. Prior to founding his firm, he has been involved in investment activities since 1975. Rex Leigh Jones provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and small businesses, focusing on mutual funds, ETFs, individual stocks and bonds, municipal and U.S. government securities, and certificates of deposit. The firm manages client accounts on a non-discretionary basis, using primarily fundamental analysis and recommending long-term holding periods.

Brandon Ben Hanania is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with independent firm Spruce Hill Capital in Madison, WI. He has two years with Spruce Hill Capital and prior experience at firms including American Family Insurance and Creative Planning. Hanania holds the Series 65 and has a background that includes both insurance and asset management roles. Spruce Hill Capital serves individuals, couples, and families with tailored investment advice and discretionary portfolio management, emphasizing ETF-based portfolios and a combination of macroeconomic and technical analysis for tactical allocation. The firm offers ongoing asset management as well as standalone financial planning and hourly consulting services.