Our Team

Larry Kuyper began his financial career in 1977 helping farm families with insurance and estate planning. He developed a proprietary system called LifePlan Estate Planning Organizer, which serves as a practical tool for his clients to plan and manage their estates. It creates an inventory of family information, legal documents and financial data making it easy for their heirs to administer their estates and trusts. It also helps coordinate the legal, financial and tax matters into an efficient and working plan.

As his clients’ growing need for investment management grew, Larry, together with a team of advisors developed LifePlan Private Portfolios. It is a private money management system that gives each individual client a personal investment portfolio. It allows clients of moderate means to have access to a private account, just as the very wealthy have enjoyed for generations.

LifePlan Private Portfolios closely matches risk tolerance with performance goals to create a personal investment plan that fits clients’ needs and exceeds their expectations. The investment process continues to evolve with updated strategies that are relevant to current economic conditions.

Larry is a Chartered Financial Consultant, a professional designation issued by the American College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. In addition to his professional work, he has served his church in a variety of ways, including Church Chairman, Financial Officer and Trustee. He is also on the Finance Committee for South Central College Foundation, North Mankato Campus.

Larry is a co-founder of LifePlan Financial, LLC, a Registered Investment Advisory firm. He is known in southern Minnesota for his work in financial planning and investment management.

He and his wife, Renee, have been married over 40 years, have three children and eight grandchildren. His hobbies include golf, bicycling, snow-skiing and hiking.

Sean joined LifePlan Financial in 2011, bringing a strong focus on planning for clients approaching and enjoying retirement. As a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional, Sean leads the firm’s financial planning platform, offering clients clear, actionable insights tailored to their financial goals. His approach combines extensive experience in portfolio design and risk management to address the unique challenges faced by clients in today’s market.

Sean graduated from Bethel University with a B.A. in Business Marketing. Before joining LifePlan Financial, he worked as an Account Executive for an energy consulting firm, where he specialized in forecasting and risk management. Transitioning to LifePlan Financial allowed Sean to apply these skills on a more personal level, crafting retirement strategies that are highly customized to each client’s needs, wants, and aspirations.

Outside of work, Sean enjoys hiking his wife, Andrea, and their four boys, as well as tending to their perennial gardens around home.  During the colder months, he spends his free time sitting in bleachers cheering on their sons at their various activities.

Cathy joined LifePlan Financial in 2004 as our Private Asset Management Account Coordinator, a position she held for 12 years before moving into compliance oversight for the firm.  Currently, she is our Office Manager, managing the departments of Marketing, Private Asset Management, Estate Planning, Client Support, and Technology.

Cathy was born and raised in McFarland, Wisconsin and graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Madison with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics.

Cathy and her husband, Matt, have two young adult sons.  A Wisconsin Badger fan at heart, Cathy enjoys following Badger football and hockey, and the Green Bay Packers.  In the summer months, Cathy enjoys bike riding, playing tennis, and traveling.

Jill has been greeting our clients since 2005 and assists in the administration of RMDs and estate planning, and is also a Notary Public. She grew up in Minnesota and has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education with a German minor from Concordia College in Moorhead and a Master of Arts in Leadership from Augsburg College in Minneapolis.

Jill enjoys walks with her dog, photography, sewing, and gardening. She can be heard singing and playing trumpet at her church and in the community. Jill has two grown sons and also claims foreign exchange family members across the globe.

McKendry joined LifePlan Financial in October 2024 as our Financial Services Administrator. She is responsible for delivering client support to advisors, maintaining data, and processing account paperwork and transactions.

She is from Adams, Minnesota and graduated from Minnesota State University, Mankato with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education. McKendry has experience in business and finance as a financial entrepreneur and her previous work experience gave her a strong foundation in financial services and customer relations.

McKendry enjoys spending time with her friends, husband, family and pets! She loves movies, painting, exercise, and traveling to new places.