About Us

As financial professionals and active members of our community, we are dedicated to helping individuals and businesses build their financial futures.

What We Do

We are Financial Advisors who are dedicated to our clients.

The Gummow Wealth Advisory Group of Wells Fargo Advisors works exclusively on fee-based compensation. This approach takes commissions out of the equation and helps ensure that you receive objective advice that fits your particular needs and situation, not some hidden agenda. It also means that we are here for you, ready to offer ongoing financial expertise whenever you need it, whether or not you are ready to invest.

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Our Team

Our team specializes in providing objective, individualized advice, servicing, and investment management for 200 plus high net worth generational families, from the accumulation phase into retirement and through wealth transfer. The team utilizes their diverse knowledge to provide comprehensive and unique financial solutions to all of our clients.

Thomas Weightman

Financial Consultant,
First Vice President - Investment Officer

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Thomas Weightman joined the Gummow Wealth Advisory Group of Wells Fargo Advisors in 2006 to be an integral part of a team approach in providing personalized financial advice for a select group of clients.

Thomas leads the team in comprehensive investment and retirement planning for clients through all stages of their financial journey.

He has further enhanced his industry knowledge by completing the Applied Behavioral Finance Program from the Investments and Wealth Institute, which helps him identify and address common behavioral challenges that can adversely affect an investor’s long-term plan and financial success.

When not working, Thomas spends his time with his wife, Krystle, their children, Alivia and Easton, and dogs, Murphy and Maizy May. Thomas strives to make his community a better place with his involvement in various service organizations, as an active Board member of the Discovery Center Museum, and as Board President and Chairman of the Board of the Rockford Area Arts Council.

Bradley Gummow

Managing Director - Investment Officer, PIM® Portfolio Manager

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As a Private Investment Management (PIM®) Portfolio Manager, Brad specializes in a long-term portfolio management approach that seeks to maintain a strategic allocation and diversification, while keeping underlying investment costs to a minimum. A seasoned investment manager with more than 36 years of experience, Brad acts as the point person for our clients’ financial lives, identifying risks and coordinating tax and legal professional services as required.

Away from the office, through the Gummow Family Foundation, he and his wife Georgann sponsor local programs that build character in today’s youth. Brad sat on the Rock House Kids Board of Directors from 2014-2017, an organization that seeks to feed at-risk children physically, spiritually and emotionally by providing a safe and nurturing environment. Internationally, their Foundation funds families in the Andes Mountains to raise guinea pigs as a food source, with economic effects that allow children to stay in school instead of working in the fields. Unamuncho, Ecuador has also been the beneficiary of a daycare center, school addition and community education center, as well as new water and sewer systems, all funded by the Foundation.

Brad spends his free time with his wife Georgann and their sweet grandchildren. He enjoys seasonal outdoor activities including golfing, all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiling and sailing – and even earned his Sea Captain License!

Wells Fargo Advisors and Gummow Wealth Advisory Group of Wells Fargo Advisors are not legal or tax advisors. However, its Financial Advisors will be glad to work with you, your accountant, tax advisor and or lawyer to help you meet your financial goals.

The PIM® program is not designed for excessively traded or inactive accounts and is not appropriate for all investors. Please carefully review the Wells Fargo Advisors advisory disclosure document for a full description of our services. The minimum account size for this program is $50,000.

Invested in Your Success…

The Gummow Wealth Advisory Group of Wells Fargo Advisors offers customized portfolio management through the Private Investment Management (PIM®) program. Geared toward a client’s unique investment goals, the program is designed to take an active approach to asset allocation, balancing your investment mix with changing market conditions, taking no more risk than is necessary.

Through the Gummow Wealth Advisory Group of Wells Fargo Advisors, PIM® offers a level of flexibility that can help you navigate key financial events in your life while continuing to remain aligned with your goals and risk tolerance.

Benefits include:

  • A dedicated Private Investment Manager who makes investment decisions on your behalf;
  • A long-term portfolio management approach that seeks to maintain diversification*;
  • Flexibility in building and maintaining a portfolio using a diverse selection of investments, and;
  • A high level of professional service and personal attention as we quarterback your financial life.

*Diversification does not guarantee profit or protect against loss in declining markets. Asset allocation cannot eliminate the risk of fluctuating prices and uncertain returns. Investing involves risk including the possible loss of principal.

The PIM program is not designed for excessively traded or inactive accounts, and may not be suitable for all investors. Please carefully review the Wells Fargo Advisors advisory disclosure document for a full description of our services. The minimum account size for this program is $50,000.