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Ellen Johnson is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor based in Corvallis, Oregon, with three years of industry experience. She founded Thistle Wealth LLC in 2025 after working at Clarity Wealth Development and several engineering firms. Thistle Wealth LLC is a fee-only, registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and family trusts through discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs both passive and active strategies grounded in modern portfolio theory and offers specialized services including employee benefits optimization and business-owner exit planning.

Rahul Shah is a financial advisor at Red Spruce Capital, LLC in Corvallis, OR, with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Red Spruce Capital since 2014. Red Spruce Capital provides discretionary investment management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, and corporations, emphasizing customized portfolio construction and a long-term investment approach. The firm is notable for its use of borrowing strategies in separately managed accounts and manages approximately $257 million across 143 client accounts.

Greg Bachman is a CFP® and CFA® with 28 years of experience in financial services. He has been with Spectrum Strategic Capital Management, LLC since 2016 and has prior experience at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Bachman serves as a volunteer board member and finance committee member for Lumina Hospice and Palliative Care. Spectrum Strategic Capital Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio construction, discretionary investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services, utilizing IPS-driven portfolios across customized, enhanced index, and unconstrained strategies.

Benjamin Meeker is a financial advisor at Spectrum Strategic Capital Management, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and also operates a CPA tax and accounting practice as the sole owner of Scott Meeker CPA PC. Meeker has worked at Spectrum Strategic Capital Management since 2008 and has been involved in multiple related business activities including an insurance agency. Spectrum Strategic Capital Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities by offering financial planning, portfolio construction, and discretionary investment management. The firm employs IPS-driven portfolios with strategies ranging from customized investment management to enhanced indexing and a speculative alpha strategy for qualified investors.

Dorann Hurley is a financial advisor at Hurley Financial Group, Inc. with 38 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Geneos Wealth Management, Inc. since 2007 while also operating Hurley Financial Group since 1987. Outside of advisory work, she has sales roles with B3 Science Bands and EternalPure. Hurley Financial Group serves primarily high-net-worth individuals and households nearing or in retirement, providing comprehensive wealth management that integrates investment consulting, discretionary portfolio management, and advanced planning strategies. The firm constructs globally diversified portfolios with a mix of core equity and bond allocations, tactical absolute return strategies, and non-traded assets, delivering ongoing portfolio oversight and research communications through the Schwab Advisor Services platform.

Aaron Rivers is a financial advisor at Spectrum Strategic Capital Management, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and previously worked at Stover, Neyhart, Yee & Co. from 2022 to 2024. Spectrum Strategic Capital Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses, offering financial planning, portfolio construction, and discretionary investment management through IPS-driven strategies.