Team profile


Finding Balance. Building Freedom.

Welcome to StackStone Wealth. We are committed to understanding your financial goals and building a lasting partnership rooted in trust and clarity.

With guidance from our team, you can access our personalized financial planning approach at any of our locations in Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Wisconsin as well as convenient virtual meetings. Here’s how we personalize our services:

  • Tailor financial planning guidance and strategies that reflect your goals
  • Offer investment management and solutions to fit your financial planning needs
  • Meet with you to review progress and adjust as needed
  • Share timely insights through client events, newsletters, and market updates

At StackStone Wealth, our mission is to work alongside you to bring clarity, reduce stress, and make financial planning feel more approachable.

Areas of focus

  • Retirement Planning Strategies
  • Wealth Preservation Strategies
  • Investment Management
  • Social Security Retirement Benefits
  • Estate Planning Strategies
  • Consulting on potential benefits and risks of IRA rollovers
  • Tax Planning Strategies
  • Charitable Giving

Awards & recognition

  • StackStone Wealth, Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams, 2023-2026
  • April Blasen, Forbes Best-in-State Women Wealth Advisors, 2026
  • Joe Leibfried, Forbes Best-in-State Next-Generation Wealth Advisors, 2019, 2022-2025
  • Joe Leibfried, Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisors, 2022-2025
  • Scott Leibfried, Ameriprise Circle of Success Chairman's Advisory Council, 2021-2025
  • Scott Leibfried, Ameriprise Circle of Success, 2020, 2023
  • Scott Leibfried, Barron's Top 1,200 Financial Advisors, 2022, 2023
  • Scott Leibfried, Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisors, 2019-2025

Community participation

At StackStone Wealth, we impact our community in a positive way.
At StackStone Wealth, we impact our community in a positive way.

Like our clients, our team believes in family, friends and community. Here is a partial list of some of the community organizations that we support: