Inspiring our clients to grow and prosper

Arbors Group

At Arbors Group, we work with great optimism, integrity and faith to help our clients and community achieve their financial goals. As a team of dependable financial professionals, we provide dedicated planning services, managed account services and product solutions to people from all walks of life.


Call or email to learn more about our practice. We look forward to meeting you and learning about your unique financial journey.

Team Intro

At Arbors Group, we work with great optimism, integrity and faith to help our clients and community achieve their financial goals. As a team of dependable financial professionals, we provide dedicated planning services, managed account services and product solutions to people from all walks of life.


Call or email to learn more about our practice. We look forward to meeting you and learning about your unique financial journey.

Our story

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Cathleen and Melissa, the lead advisors of the Arbors Group, are a mother-daughter team who have worked together for 20 years.

How we work with you

Financial planning is complex, and it may be difficult to know where to start.

We believe you deserve to feel confident about your financial future and have a clear strategy in place. Arbors Group is here to be an objective and dependable partner on your journey.

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Our team

Melissa Knippa

Melissa Knippa

ChFC®, CLU®, FIC, RICP®

Wealth Advisor

Cathleen Wenger

Cathleen Wenger

CFP®, ChFC®, FIC

Financial Consultant

Matthew Gilbertson

Matthew Gilbertson

CFP®

Associate

Office information

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Operating Hours:

Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. by appointment

Our solutions

Advice services

Advice services

Achieve financial clarity and confidence as you work toward your financial goals and dreams.

Insurance

Insurance

Illness. Injury. The loss of you or a loved one.

Investments

Investments

At Thrivent, we believe money is a tool—not a goal.

About Thrivent

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How we’re different

At Thrivent, we believe money is a tool, not a goal. Driven by a higher purpose at our core, we are committed to providing financial advice, investments, insurance, banking, and generosity programs to help people make the most of all they've been given.

Thrivent membership benefits

Thrivent membership benefits

When you join Thrivent, you become part of something bigger. You share in the collective ownership of our company and you’re part of a community of people looking out for others. In addition to Thrivent’s financial expertise and solutions, membership provides eligible clients with tools and resources to make it easy to give of yourself and live a more meaningful life.

Strong and stable

We are proud to be part of Thrivent, a company with a long heritage of financial strength and fiscal stability. For more than 100 years, Thrivent has helped people build their financial futures and live more generous lives. Today, Thrivent is a Fortune 500 company, offering a full range of expert financial solutions, serving more than 2 million clients, as well as the communities in which they live and work.