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Austin Goddard is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Taylor Goddard Investments in Yelm, WA, and has prior experience at Tempus Investment Corp and Stock Management LLC. Goddard also owns Automation LLC, a business providing back-office software and scheduling services to RIA firms, charter fishing operations, and the hospitality industry. Taylor Goddard Investments offers discretionary investment advisory services to individuals as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm uses a fundamental screening process based on Value Line data combined with technical analysis to manage portfolios that include equities, ETFs, mutual funds, and bonds.

Carl Eshelman is the President and CEO of Quantum Solutions, Inc., an independent advisory firm he has been with since 1995. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license, with 42 years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at Northwest Investment Advisors, Inc. and Signator Investors, Inc. Eshelman also has involvement in insurance sales and life settlement offerings. Quantum Solutions provides investment and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional entities such as corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable institutions, foundations, and endowments. The firm emphasizes coordinated written plans, diversified asset allocation models, and pension consulting, often implementing strategies through third-party money managers without exercising discretionary trading authority.

Thomas Mclean Jr. is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Advitica Financial Planning LLC. He has worked at Advitica since 2018, following prior roles at Vestory, LLC and NR Smith and Associates, PS. Advitica Financial Planning LLC offers fee-only investment management and financial planning services to individuals, families, and personal representatives. The firm employs an evidence-based investment approach focused on diversified portfolios using no-load mutual funds and ETFs, emphasizing asset allocation, tax-sensitive strategies, and investor education through seminars and workshops.

Holli Howatson is a financial advisor at Woodland Wealth Advisors with 19 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at her current firm since 2023. Prior to that, she was retired and spent a year affiliated with The Olympia Yacht Club. Woodland Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual clients. The firm employs an income-oriented investment approach that combines long-term stock and ETF holdings with covered-call and related options strategies to generate premium income while seeking capital preservation.

James Howatson is a financial advisor at Woodland Wealth Advisors with a Series 65 designation and no prior industry experience. Before entering the financial field, he served in the United States Coast Guard Reserves for 31 years and worked with the Tacoma Police Department for 32 years. He has been retired since 2017. Woodland Wealth Advisors provides discretionary, individually tailored portfolio management primarily for individual clients, focusing on long-term equity and ETF core holdings combined with options strategies to generate income and seek capital preservation. The firm manages a small, concentrated client base, allowing for more individualized oversight and employs a disciplined investment process with quarterly account reviews.

Kaleigh Prentice is a financial advisor with Prentice Financial Planning, LLC in Olympia, WA, holding Series 65 and Series 66 designations with 11 years of industry experience. She has worked at Prentice Financial Planning since 2017 and previously ran an independent insurance business. Outside of advising, she owns a cookie-making business specializing in decorated sugar cookies. Prentice Financial Planning provides investment management, financial planning, and fiduciary services to individuals, trust and estate clients, and plan sponsors. The firm employs a long-term, globally diversified investment approach with tax-sensitive implementation and behavioral coaching, offering values-based portfolio options including ESG and ultra-conservative strategies.