Kevin E. Rust, CWS®

Kevin Rust is a Certified Wealth Strategist with 23 years of business management and financial planning experience. He is a fully registered financial planner having attained his Series 7,63 and 65 registrations with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).

Kevin started his career with ABF Freight System, Inc. where he spent ten years managing progressively larger trucking terminals for the company. His last role with ABF was General Manager for their Appleton, WI facility, responsible for sales, operations and fleet management. At that point in his career he decided his true professional calling was in the financial planning and wealth management field. He returned to school and attained the registrations noted earlier and began his new career as a Certified Wealth Management Strategist

Kevin spent the next five years with Hermening Financial Group, LLC, running the firms operations in Green Bay, WI for the first two years and then, at the request of the firm's CEO, took over the management of the firm's newly acquired office in Manitowoc, WI. During this time Kevin was affiliated with First Allied Securities, Inc. as an independent securities representative.

Kevin fulfilled his dream of starting his own financial planning firm in early 2014 when he founded Evolution Wealth Management, Inc. His new firm is located in Appleton, WI. In this endeavor Kevin works with individuals and businesses throughout Wisconsin in developing and implementing wealth management strategies, estate planning and tax strategies.

In addition to gaining the education to become a fully registered financial planner, Kevin holds a B.S. degree in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. He maintains his knowledge in his chosen field through continuing education in 401(k) management, life insurance and health insurance, succession planning, executive compensation, risk management and other areas of knowledge required to maintain his registration status and provide a high level of service to his clients.

Kevin resides in Appleton, WI with his wife of 23 years, Angela and his two children, Nicholas and Sydney.