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Bret Alexander Hamby

Advisor at Composition Wealth, LLC — Seattle, WA Fourth Ave

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Credentials

CFA®, Series 66

Experience

21 years

Location

Seattle, WA 98161

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Composition Wealth, LLC

Multi-team

Total advisors

79

Across 28 offices

Clients per advisor

48 Low

Avg AUM per client

$2,294,868 Very High

HNW client ratio

11% Low

About

Bret Hamby is a CFA® charterholder with 21 years of industry experience. He is currently with Composition Wealth, LLC, where he has worked since 2025. Prior to this, he was with Vinoble Group for six years and Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for fourteen years. Composition Wealth provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm employs a primarily long-term, diversified investment approach using low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, individual stocks and bonds, and incorporates both fundamental and technical analysis in its portfolio management.

Client services

Based on Composition Wealth, LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Based on Composition Wealth, LLC

Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k)

Occupation focus

Based on Composition Wealth, LLC

Founder/Business Owner

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Fee options

Fixed

Fixed fees generally ranging from $2,000 to $50,000 for standalone financial planning services

Other

Account minimum: $500,000 Fee-only: Fixed fees generally ranging from $2,000 to $50,000 for standalone financial planning services

Location

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Seattle, WA Fourth Ave

1215 Fourth Ave, Suite #935

Seattle WA 98161

Advisors at this office

3

Most active in

Washington

Work history

21 years of industry experience

Composition Wealth, LLC

2025 - Present • 1 year

Seattle, WA

Vinoble Group

2019 - 2025 • 6 years

Seattle, WA

Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.

2005 - 2019 • 14 years

Seattle, WA

Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.

2005 - 2019 • 14 years

Seattle, WA

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Jacob T

Series 63, Series 65

Seattle, WA

Prospero Wealth, LLC

Jacob Tally is a financial advisor at Prospero Wealth, LLC in Seattle, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with one year of industry experience. He is the owner and founder of Tinegoba LLC, which provides contracting services to Prospero Wealth along with consulting advice to startups and small-to-medium sized businesses. Prior to his current role, he worked in various capacities at Cap Hill Brands, New Engen, Crowd Cow, and ZULILY. Prospero Wealth offers discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, businesses, and employer retirement plans. The firm employs tailored investment programs using individual securities, ETFs, derivatives, and long-short strategies, and provides assets-under-advisement consulting and held-away account monitoring through a seven-person advisory team.

Active portfolio management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k)

Gelly L

Series 63, Series 65, Series 7

Seattle, WA

AllianceBernstein L.P.

Beyond the numbers, my work is about stewardship. I’ll be here for the moments that change everything. With Bernstein's experts alongside me, we’ll simplify decisions and create a plan that manages what you’ve built and evolves with your life. My time with the Seattle Seahawks organization left me with a simple standard that still guides how I show up: “Always Compete.” For me, that means treating a client’s goals like they’re my own—preparing relentlessly, getting the details right, anticipating issues early and following through until the job is done. I joined Bernstein because I wanted to serve clients from a place where excellence is the baseline and where the work is as human as it is analytical. I’m wired to ask, “Is this the optimal move?” Bernstein’s depth of thinking, team-based approach and commitment to long-term relationships aligned with how I naturally serve—consistently thoughtful, tenacious, and deeply client‑centric. I’m also drawn to roles where you’re trusted to represent something bigger than yourself, whether it’s community-facing work with the Seahawks or now as an advisor. That responsibility keeps me grounded; it’s about earning trust, protecting what clients have built and helping them make confident decisions at the moments that matter most. Some of my earliest perspective on resilience and resourcefulness came from my family’s roots in the Philippines. Growing up, I heard stories of making do with very little, even hand‑pumping water from a ground well in my parents’ village just to cook or bathe. That upbringing didn’t just teach gratitude, it also emphasized responsibility. It shaped my values early: don’t take opportunities for granted, do what you say you’ll do, and use success to take care of people. Having built a company myself, I understand the pressure experienced by entrepreneurs, who are constantly weighing risks, trade-offs and responsibilities. That background helps me empathize with business owners, executives and families who balance opportunity with complexity. And I know how freeing it is to move forward with clarity from a set of optimal decisions, especially for founders, athletes and entertainers contemplating a “second act.”

Wealth management Cross-border & expatriate issues Real estate investing General retirement planning Concentrated stock management Financial Professional FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early) Established Professionals Approaching retirement Female Executives Women Business Owners
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Kathleen G

Series 63, Series 66

Bainbridge Island, WA

Gallagher Capital Corp.

Kathleen Gallagher is the sole advisor at Gallagher Capital Corp., an independent firm based in Bainbridge Island, WA. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 22 years of industry experience, having led Gallagher Capital Corp. since 2004. Gallagher Capital Corp. specializes in discretionary fixed-income portfolio management for high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and retirement accounts, focusing on income generation and capital preservation. The firm employs an active, risk-aware investment approach with an emphasis on holding bonds to maturity and uses independent credit research to guide investment selection.

Active portfolio management Income planning General retirement planning
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Steven K

CFA®, Series 63

Seattle, WA

Informed Investors Group

Steven Koenig is a CFA® charterholder based in Seattle, WA, with five years of industry experience. He has been with Informed Investors Group since 1992. Informed Investors Group is an independent firm that provides discretionary investment management primarily for high-net-worth individuals and related family accounts. The firm employs a buy-and-hold, lower-turnover equity strategy with a co-advisory arrangement for selecting growth stocks, and it offers customized socially responsible investment screening alongside access to specialized fixed-income opportunities.

ESG / Sustainable investing Active portfolio management Tax-loss harvesting
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Shamus M

CFA®

Seattle, WA

Red Haven Advisors, LLC

Shamus Mc Carthy is a CFA charterholder and principal of Red Haven Advisors, LLC, with six years of industry experience. He has held financial planning and analysis roles at companies including Nordstrom, Inc., where he is currently a Financial Planning & Analysis Manager, and has worked at firms such as Pathlabs Inc., Dutch Bros Coffee, Rad Power Bikes, Inc., Starbucks Coffee Company, and Vulcan, Inc. Red Haven Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients with fee-based investment advisory, discretionary portfolio management, and comprehensive financial planning. The firm combines fundamental and cyclical analysis with tactical allocation and option-writing strategies, tailoring portfolios to client objectives and offering a range of billing arrangements.

Options & derivatives strategies Tax-loss harvesting Cash flow / budgeting General tax planning
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Shai W

Series 65

Suquamish, WA

Shai Weinbaum Investment Management

Shai Weinbaum is the sole advisor at Shai Weinbaum Investment Management in Poulsbo, WA, holding a Series 65 designation with five years of industry experience. He has operated his independent firm since 2013. The firm provides discretionary investment management services primarily to individual clients, high-net-worth individuals, and small businesses. It customizes portfolios based on bottom-up fundamental analysis focused on intrinsic value and long-term outperformance, avoiding margin, debt, derivatives, and technical or cyclical analysis.

Active portfolio management
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