Our Team

THOMAS E. STEELE

Wealth Planning Advisor for Retirement and “Financial Coach”. Since 1975, with over four decades of service in multi-line insurance products, mortgage loan and debt analysis, investment strategies, debt reduction, asset protection, VA planning and employee benefits and advanced planning for the affluent investor and beginner savers. His years of experience help make the complicated simple, so you may bring both the concepts and products together that will best work for you!

Strategic Alliances

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MICHAEL BINGER, CFA®


PRESIDENT
 GRADIENT INVESTMENTS, LLC

As President, Michael is the leader of Gradient Investments and has been with the firm since 2012. He brings more than 30 years of industry experience including prior roles managing multi-billion dollar portfolios for an institutional asset manager. Michael is a CFA® charterholder and is a featured contributor on CNBC, Fox Business, Barron’s, and the Wall Street Journal.

JEREMY BRYAN, CFA®

SENIOR PORTFOLIO MANAGER GRADIENT INVESTMENTS, LLC

Jeremy has been with Gradient Investments since 2016 and has more than 20 years of investment experience. Jeremy is a CFA® charterholder and his previous job history includes equity research and portfolio management for institutional asset managers and hedge funds in Minneapolis and New York. He is a frequent contributor to media outlets including CNBC, Fox Business, Reuters, Bloomberg, and the Wall Street Journal.

KEITH GANGL, CFA®

GRADIENT INVESTMENTS, LLC

Keith joined Gradient Investments in 2018 and has more than 25 years of industry experience. Prior roles include asset management for a multi-billion dollar portfolio with a large institutional asset management firm. Keith is a CFA® charterholder, Lipper Award winner, and has been featured in media outlets such as Investor’s Business Daily, Nasdaq, Reuters, and Bloomberg.

TYLER ELLEGARD, CFA®

PORTFOLIO MANAGER GRADIENT INVESTMENTS, LLC

Tyler joined Gradient Investments in 2018 after prior roles with a large retail wealth advisory firm. Tyler has developed experience with financial advice, asset allocation, and investment analysis across the asset spectrum. He is a CFA® charterholder and has been featured in media outlets including TD Ameritrade Network, Reuters and the Wall Street Journal.

CALEB FINDELL

INVESTMENT ANALYST GRADIENT INVESTMENTS, LLC

Caleb joined Gradient Investments in 2022. Prior experience for Caleb includes manager analysis, due diligence, quantitative research, and investment selection for both a multi-billion dollar institutional asset manager and multi-billion dollar Registered Investment Advisor (RIA). Caleb earned his Finance degree from Metropolitan State University and is a candidate in the CFA® program.

This endorsement of Gradient Investments, LLC is provided by an investment advisor who refers clients to Gradient Investments, LLC. A conflict of interest exists because this investment advisor receives a portion of the annual management fee charged by Gradient Investments, LLC, based on the assets under management of this investment advisor’s clients. This endorsement could assist in the investment advisor increasing the assets placed with Gradient Investments, LLC, and therefore their compensation. These investment advisors are not affiliated with or supervised by Gradient Investments, LLC. Endorsing investment advisor is also a client of Gradient Investments, LLC.