PlanWise Wealth Management
Chuck Janka
Founder & Wealth Management Advisor|CFP®, CLU®, ChFC®
Get to know my dedicated team
Each of us are committed to providing exceptional service. If you need to schedule an appointment, request service, or have a question about a policy or account, please don't hesitate to contact us.

Brian W. Daniel
CLU®
Brian started his career with Northwestern Mutual in 2011 and joined Chuck's team in 2013. Brian has his Illinois State Life and Health Insurance License, long term care license, and FINRA Series 6, 63, & 7 Securities Licenses. He specializes in problem solving with clients to determine their specific goals and delivering a complete understanding of the financial process from start to finish. As our dependable Wealth Management Advisor, Brian enjoys meeting with our clients to discover goals, develop comprehensive financial plans, and assist with all phases of implementation.
Brian attended Northern Illinois University with a Bachelor of Science in Business and Corporate Communications. Brian lives in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago with his wife, Hollie and daughters, Evelynn and Ellis. In his spare time, Brian enjoys watching movies and golfing with his friends.

Logan William Reckert
CFP®
Associate Wealth Management Advisor
Logan started his career with Northwestern Mutual as an intern in 2017 and joined Chuck's team in 2019. Logan is a CFP® and has his state life and health, long term care licenses and FINRA Series 6, 7 and 63 securities licenses. His attention to detail allows him to provide a high level of efficiency to the new account onboarding process. As an associate wealth management advisor, Logan is well versed on the investment product knowledge and provides a personalized client experience. Logan assists clients during rollover communications with plan providers and is responsible for analyzing client accounts. Logan can assist you with investment transactions or any investment questions.
Logan attended The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh with a degree in Finance. Aside from his studies, Logan's true passion was baseball; where he was 2-year Team Captain and played catcher/left-field for 4 years. He now resides in Mundelein and in his spare time you can find him coaching youth baseball.

Christian Bills
CFP®, RICP®
Planning Manager
Christian started her career with Northwestern Mutual in 2016 and joined Chuck’s team in 2023. Christian obtained her state health and life, P&C, and Variable lines licenses as well as FINRA series 6, 63, 65, and 7 securities registrations. She also carries CFP® and RICP® designations. Christian specializes in complex financial plan design utilizing multiple advanced FinTech tools to curate holistic plans enabling our clients to conquer goals, have confidence in their financial future, and mostly importantly, a true understanding of their finances.
Christian attended the University of Texas in Austin. She now lives in Fort Worth, TX with her family. In her spare time she enjoys yoga, cooking, reading books, and spending time with family and friends.