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Nicholas Kilburg

Advisor at Cetera Planning Partners — Valparaiso, IN

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Credentials

CFP®

Experience

2 years

Location

Valparaiso, IN

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Cetera Planning Partners

Enterprise

Total advisors

323

Across 151 offices

Clients per advisor

15 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$848,315 High

HNW client ratio

31% High

About

Nicholas Kilburg is a CFP® professional with two years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Cetera Planning Partners. His career includes roles at Avantax Planning Partners, Cetera Wealth Services, and Global Wealth Strategies & Associates. Outside of financial advising, he is engaged in personal real estate investment. Cetera Planning Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on pre-retirees and retirees by providing investment management, comprehensive financial planning, Social Security optimization, and retirement-related advice. The firm offers additional services such as tax planning, bookkeeping, payroll support, and estate planning through a third-party provider, employing a diversified investment approach with mutual funds and ETFs tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Client services

Based on Cetera Planning Partners

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Newsletters or periodicals Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

Based on Cetera Planning Partners

Retirement income strategy Social Security optimization General retirement planning General tax planning

Demographic focus

Based on Cetera Planning Partners

Approaching retirement Retired

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Percentage

$0+: up to 1.65% maximum (Advisor Fee) +: up to 0.05% maximum (Admin Fee including overlay manager fees) +: up to 0.90% maximum (Strategist Fee varies by strategist) +: up to 0.40% maximum (Optional Services Fee, varies by service)

Location

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Valparaiso, IN

Valparaiso IN

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Indiana

Work history

2 years of industry experience

Cetera Planning Partners

2026 - Present • 1 year

El Segundo, CA

Cetera Wealth Services, LLC

2025 - Present • 1 year

El Segundo, CA

Avantax Planning Partners

2025 - 2026 • 1 year

El Segundo, CA

Avantax Planning Partners

2024 - 2026 • 2 years

El Segundo, CA

Avantax Investment Services

2023 - 2025 • 2 years

Valparaiso, IN

Global Wealth Strategies & Associates, LLC

2023 - 2023 • 1 year

Denver, CO

Global Wealth Strategies & Associates, LLC

2022 - 2023 • 1 year

Denver, CO

Unemployed

2022 - 2022 • 1 year

N/A, IN

Centier Bank

2019 - 2022 • 3 years

Merrillville, IN

Quest Global

2018 - 2019 • 1 year

Lafayette, IN

Keybank

2017 - 2017 • 1 year

Indianapolis, IN

Dicks Sporting Goods

2016 - 2017 • 1 year

Bloomington, IN

Indiana University

2015 - 2018 • 3 years

Bloomington, IN

B.G. Gators

2015 - 2021 • 6 years

Crown Point, IN

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Business activities & affiliations

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Michael M

Series 66

Valparaiso, IN

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Michael Mullen is a financial advisor with Pinnacle Financial Group LLC in Valparaiso, IN. He holds a Series 66 designation and has eight years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Merrill Lynch, MassMutual Life Insurance, and The Prudential Insurance Company of America. In addition to his advisory work, he maintains an independent insurance practice. Pinnacle Financial Group provides investment advice primarily to individual clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary asset management along with financial planning and consultation services. The firm uses a combination of fundamental analysis and Monte Carlo planning techniques and serves mostly non-high-net-worth clients.

General retirement planning Cash flow / budgeting Wealth management Tax strategies for small businesses
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Kally T

Series 65

Merrillville, IN

RCS Financial Advisors, Ltd

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Wealth management
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Eoin K

Series 65

Valparaiso, IN

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Eoin Kirwan is the sole advisor at Blue Iguana Capital LLC, an independent financial consulting firm. He holds a Series 65 designation and has experience working at multiple firms including Korn Ferry ISP LLC and Salo LLC. Kirwan also maintains a separate, largely full-time accounting role outside his advisory business. Blue Iguana Capital provides financial consulting through topic-specific consultations covering retirement strategy, cash-flow analysis, tax reduction, risk management, and estate preservation. The firm develops tailored plans based on client objectives and publicly available data but does not manage assets or provide ongoing monitoring.

Cash flow / budgeting Retirement income strategy General tax planning General estate planning guidance

Mark R

CFP®, CPA, RICP®

Valparaiso, IN

Dunes Financial

Dunes Financial provides financial planning and investment management for hardworking professionals age 55+ looking to create a retirement income plan so they can - 🫸Stop focusing on their investment accounts everyday knowing their investments have guardrails in place 🫸Stop second-guessing or putting your head in the sand around Social Security & Medicare decisions 🫸Stop feeling unsure about your annual taxes or worrying you may have a big bill every April 🫸Stop sifting through conflicting advice online knowing you have a personalized plan Through implementation of - 👉 A retirement readiness assessment & comprehensive financial plan 👉 Balanced investment management process with income guardrails 👉 Annual tax review and strategy Knowing what’s important to you and making sure everything we do is in alignment with your values is my #1 goal. The firm's core values include transparency, clarity, timeliness, and a client-first approach.

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Social Security optimization General tax planning Baby Boomers (Born 1946-1964)
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John L

Series 66

Valparaiso, IN

Lauer Wealth Management

John Lauer is a financial advisor at Lauer Wealth Management with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously with HighTower Advisors, LLC and HighTower Securities, LLC. Outside of advising, he is an adjunct professor at North Park University teaching individual taxation and holds a CPA license, assisting family and friends with tax preparation. Lauer Wealth Management serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as trusts, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, retirement-plan consulting, business consulting, and a separately managed options program, using asset-allocation models based on Modern Portfolio Theory and tax-aware strategies tailored to client objectives.

Options & derivatives strategies General retirement planning Cash flow / budgeting Founder/Business Owner Retired
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Wesley K

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65, Series 66

Valparaiso, IN

Kotys Wealth Professionals

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Options & derivatives strategies Cash flow / budgeting Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Retirement income strategy Founder/Business Owner Executive
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