Denise Marie Larsen

Michael Lizon is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Provident Living Advisors LLC, an independent advisory firm he has led since 2018. Prior to this, he worked at H.D. Vest Advisory Services and H.D. Vest Investment Services from 2014 to 2017. Outside of advisory work, he operates a tax preparation and accounting business. Provident Living Advisors LLC provides fee-based discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis within a multi-role structure, offering quarterly account reviews and ERISA-focused fiduciary services for qualified retirement plans.

Jeremy Despain is a financial advisor at Advent Capital Strategies, LLC, with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has previously worked at Key Investment Services and Key Bank. Outside of his advisory work, he is actively involved with Bible Baptist Church. Advent Capital Strategies provides discretionary investment management and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, families, trusts, employer-sponsored plans, and various institutional clients, including pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm emphasizes passive, asset-class-based portfolios primarily using index mutual funds and ETFs, tailoring asset allocation to client objectives and risk tolerances while also offering plan-level services like investment menu design and participant education.

Terry Bradford-Crane is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® practitioner with over 25+ years of financial services industry experience as a financial advisor and registered representative, financial literacy advocate, guest speaker, educator, and adjunct faculty member for MBA and CFP® education and certification programs. Terry helps clients create pathways to financial and professional wellness by aligning values, financial and non-financial resources, and a clear vision for a fulfilled quality of life. Terry is also the managing partner and financial officer of Allied Approach Group, LLC, an aviation test and evaluation consulting firm. She volunteers for the Foundation for Financial Planning and multiple business leadership and mentoring programs. Terry is a member of the XY Planning Network and the Financial Planning Association of Puget Sound. Terry holds a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from the United States Naval Academy, a Master of Business Administration from California Lutheran University, and is a Taekwondo Master, 4th Dan.

Marilyn Miller is a financial advisor with Federal Benefits Advisors in Poulsbo, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. She has operated her own practice since 2011 and has also worked with Onpointe Advisory and Financial Services, LLC for over a decade. Her activities include teaching seminars and preparing individualized benefit analyses and Social Security reports. Federal Benefits Advisors serves primarily federal and state employees, offering financial planning, benefits education, and advice related to sub-advised mutual funds in variable annuities. The firm provides non-discretionary advice and refers clients to independent third-party asset managers while focusing on benefits education and licensed insurance activities.

Charles Johnson is a CFA® charterholder and Series 65 licensee with four years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Differential Planning LLC, where he has worked since 2021. Prior to that, he spent seven years at Great West Investments. Differential Planning LLC is a state-registered, single-advisor firm offering hourly financial planning and investment services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and businesses. The firm employs a buy-and-hold passive indexing strategy based on Modern Portfolio Theory, primarily using Vanguard mutual funds and ETFs, and links investment management access to an ongoing planning relationship rather than asset-based fees.

Ivan Jevremovic is a financial advisor at Illumine Investment Management, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Illumine Investment Management since 2016, with a break during 2016 to 2021 when he was at CS Planning Corp. Illumine Investment Management serves individuals, high-net-worth households, trusts, estates, and other private clients by providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment management along with integrated financial planning. The firm uses a quantitatively driven investment approach based on proprietary multi-factor models and a disciplined asset-allocation framework tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances.