About Us

With over 27 years of experience in the financial industry, Matt Junkins is the founder of the Junkins Wealth Management Group and co-founder of Plank Road Advisors. Matt enjoys helping clients discover how thoughtful financial decisions can have a positive impact on their lives. He listens to his clients, understands their financial situations, and coordinates recommendations through access to the significant resources of Wells Fargo affiliates to help assist clients in attaining their financial goals.

Matt began his investment advisory career in 1997 at Nuveen Investments where, as a Regional Vice President, he helped top financial advisors build diverse portfolio strategies. He advised both institutional and individual clients while working for highly respected global asset management firms Merrill Lynch Investment Managers and Morgan Stanley before joining A.G. Edwards, a predecessor firm to Wells Fargo Advisors, in 2005.

Since 2011, Matt has been recognized by Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network as a member of the Platinum Council (formerly Premier Advisor), a distinction held by a select group of Financial Advisors within Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network as measured by completion of educational components, business production based on the past year, and professionalism.  Additional criteria, best practices and team structure, may also be used to determine recipients.

Away from the office, Matt spends his free time with his wife, Eileen, and his four children. Matt met Eileen at their alma mater, Fairfield University. They live in the historic Little Italy neighborhood near downtown Chicago, and are active in their local community.  Matt enjoys playing golf with his kids and taking family vacations.

Paul helps clients organize their financial lives. Paul advises clients with respect to investment asset allocation, retirement income planning, estate investment planning & settlement strategies, managing the transition & proceeds of liquidity events such as business sales, and structuring gifts to family and affinity organizations. He also co-manages the team's discretionary client investment portfolios.

Prior to joining Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, Paul spent 10+ years as a corporate tax advisor, primarily with global professional services firms. In such roles, Paul helped to develop tax and legal entity structures for domestic and foreign businesses. He also specialized in the taxation of corporate treasury activities including currency, interest rate and commodity risk management, and debt restructurings. At Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, Paul does not provide tax or legal advice.

Paul and his wife, Natalie, live in Chicago’s River North neighborhood.

Paul serves as a board member for the Jazz Institute of Chicago, Glessner House, and Providing Instruments to the Next Generation (PING!).

He earned a B.A. in History from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, a J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law, and an LL.M. in Taxation from Northwestern University School of Law. He is a CFA Charterholder and Certified Financial Planner professional.

Contact by e-mail at paul.sikes@junkingwmg.com or by phone 630.519.6024.

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Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network is not a legal or tax advisor.

For over 25 years, Jeff has worked with clients to help them make informed investment decisions. As a Financial Advisor and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® PROFESSIONAL, he works with the Junkins Wealth Management Group of Plank Road Advisors to offer clients comprehensive planning and investment advice, from helping select individual investments to developing a retirement plan.

Jeff is certified for the firm’s Fundamental Choice program, a customized advisory portfolio management program that utilizes active asset allocation management with the goal of long-term capital appreciation.

An avid collector of contemporary art, Jeff is a member of the Society for Contemporary Art of the Art Institute of Chicago. Jeff also enjoys architecture, giving public tours as a docent for the Chicago Architecture Center. In addition, he currently serves on the Board of Directors as Treasurer for the Chicago chapter of Docomomo-US, a not-for-profit organization that advocates for the preservation of Modernist architecture. 

The Fundamental Choice 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.

Christina takes pride in providing each client of the Junkins Wealth Management Group outstanding customer service.  She is primarily responsible for ensuring that our clients’ administrative and operational needs are handled promptly and accurately. Day-to-day Christina coordinates new account openings, updates existing account information, manages account transfers, schedules appointments and seeks to ensure that our clients receive a high level of personal attention. 

Originally from the Northwest suburbs, Christina earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Management from Roosevelt University and was previously licensed as an Illinois Insurance producer and HUD Certified Occupancy Specialist.  Christina lives in the Southwest suburbs with her husband, Paul, she’s active outside of work with family and friends enjoying fishing, concerts and travel.

Matthew takes pride in providing each client of the Junkins Wealth Management Group with outstanding customer service.  Day-to-day Matthew updates existing account information, manages account transfers, schedules appointments and seeks to ensure that our clients receive a high level of personal attention.

Matthew earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Consumer Economics and Finance from the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign. Matthew lives in the southwest suburbs with his family and is active outside of work enjoying concerts and watching and participating in sports.