About Us

Our Vision

Our vision hinges on one important factor - that our role cannot simply be to guide the financial path forward. We embody a servant-leader mindset, in order to create goodwill within the lives of our clients, employees, partners, and the community. Everything we do is done with purpose, intent, and precision, and is accomplished for the benefit of those around us.

Our Mission

Nucleus was established to be different - to Embrace Different. The sole purpose of its founding was to create a lasting difference in the lives of those it touches. From the start, establishing an understanding that our three pillars - Purpose, Intent, and Precision - are the guiding factors in every service, vendor, investment, or partner we utilize. Our shared goals to embrace a culture that fosters creativity, problem solving, passion, and authenticity is what makes us who we are. We are focused on identifying the problem's in our clients lives, and finding solutions to accommodate.

Our Values

Authenticity

We are who we say we are. We don't over promise solutions, and we adhere to the strengths that help us Embrace Different

Passion

We care about what we do, who we do it for, and the impact that we create. We do things the hard way in order to find the most appropriate solutions to the problems we face.

Perspective

We take into account what matters to our clients, employees, and partners. What we've experienced helps guide us forward in all that we do.

Embrace Different

In order to live a life that's meaningful and fulfilling, it requires taking the hard way. To Embrace Different means to do things right, adhere to values, and take the hard right over the easy wrong. When we succeed in our goals, it is because we Embrace Different.

Matt Kohler - President/Financial Advisor

Matt's role within Nucleus is to guide clients in their investments, insurance, and planning. He seeks to understand the needs and find a solution that helps move the client forward. He is responsible for the strategic vision and development of Nucleus, and establishing relationships that elevate the clients experience and outcome.

When not at work, he spends his time with his wife, Shelby, and their four children. He is passionate about and spends his time teaching Faith Formation, hunting, fishing, camping, golfing, and rooting for the Minnesota Twins. He is a member of the board of Zoe Life Outreach, St. Joseph's School Board, and has served as an officer for the Knights of Columbus Council 1798.