Jacob Kuebler
Managing Partner & Senior Financial ADVISOR

As a Senior Financial Advisor and the Managing Partner of Bluestem, Jake leads our team in simplifying and bringing peace of mind to our client’s financial lives. He has served in this role since 2011 when he and Advisor Emeritus, Karen Folk, partnered to create Bluestem Financial Advisors. 

Jake holds a Bachelor’s from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Agriculture and Consumer Economics and a Master’s from Kansas State University in Family Studies and Human Services. Both degrees focused on Financial Planning. He is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, IRS Enrolled Agent, and NAPFA Registered Financial Advisor.

He currently serves as an Adjunct Instructor in the Financial Planning program at the University of Illinois and Trustee for the Community Foundation of East Central Illinois. He previously served on the Board of the Alliance of Comprehensive Planners, the Leadership Development Committee for the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA), and Chair for NAPFA Genesis.

Jake lives in Savoy with his wife, Tara, and daughters Vivian and Lucy. Together they love to travel and cheer on the Illini. Jake also enjoys running, cooking and working on their home and garden.