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Andrew Kangas is a financial advisor and owner of Columbia Wealth Advisors LLC in Scappoose, Oregon. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 10 years of industry experience, including prior roles at KMS Financial Services, Inc. and Realta Equities, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he is also a musician who performs at events. Columbia Wealth Advisors LLC is a fee-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, businesses, and institutional clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and financial advice using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, asset allocation, and cyclical analysis, with ongoing account monitoring and coordination of estate-planning services.

Dylan Stewart Walker is the sole advisor at Walker Legacy Investments and holds a Series 65 designation. He has one year of industry experience, with prior roles at Professional Security Consultants and TFI-Telemark. Walker Legacy Investments provides financial planning and non-discretionary portfolio management to individuals, small businesses, trusts, and estates. The firm uses a combined approach of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside strategic asset allocation and Modern Portfolio Theory, with clients retaining implementation authority.

Steven Fox Middleton is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with nine years of industry experience. He founded SFM Financial Advisors LLC in 2016 and previously worked at Origin Financial LLC and H&R Block. SFM Financial Advisors provides fee-only financial planning, investment advising, and tax-advising services primarily to retirees, widows/widowers, and those nearing retirement. The firm uses a strategic asset-allocation approach focused on low-cost index ETFs and no-load mutual funds, managing accounts on a non-discretionary basis.

Peter Scruggs is the president of Scruggs Advisors, LLC, an independent firm, and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 26 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has served in roles at several firms, including United Planners' Financial Services and Pacific Cascade Advisors Inc., where he is also president. Outside of advisory services, he is a co-author of a health insurance book titled *Breaking Through the Status Quo* and is involved in consulting companies B Smart Health Solutions LLC and B Smart Lab Solutions LLC. Scruggs Advisors serves retirement plan sponsors, business entities, and individual clients by providing retirement plan consulting, plan-level investment advice and management under ERISA, and wealth management for individuals and trusts. The firm’s investment approach employs a documented due-diligence process with a focus on diversified passive and actively managed funds, offering mostly non-discretionary plan-level services and accepting co-fiduciary duties where appropriate.

Hayley Haslett is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Lake Road Advisors, LLC since 2022. She previously worked at Blue Water Wealth, Inc. and has a background that includes roles outside finance, such as brand management and photography for a social media content business. Lake Road Advisors serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, and sponsors of 401(k) plans by providing investment advisory services through third-party money managers, comprehensive financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm primarily focuses on passive investment management using index mutual funds and ETFs, emphasizing low costs, limited trading, and tax efficiency.

Rebecca Meats is a financial advisor with Apforia and holds the PFS™ designation and Series 65 license. She has six years of industry experience, including roles at Independent Progressive Advisors, Warga Asset Management, and Simpson and Company PC. Meats also owns Rebecca E Meats CPA, LLC, where she provides tax preparation and planning services. Apforia offers investment management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as employer plan sponsors. The firm employs a modern portfolio theory–based approach with strategic asset allocation and combines passive and active investment strategies, often managing portfolios under discretionary authority.