Steven William Rutz

Shona Martin is a Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP®) and holds a Series 65 license with nine years of industry experience. She has worked with Curtis Financial Planning and Archer Investment Management before founding Fidalgo Financial Planning in 2016. Her background includes paraplanning and healthcare experience. Fidalgo Financial Planning serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, offering comprehensive and hourly financial planning focused on cash flow, retirement, tax efficiency, and benefit optimization. The firm emphasizes passive asset allocation and uses third-party managers for ongoing portfolio management, prioritizing customized planning over asset growth and occasionally providing general education seminars and speaking engagements.

Kyle Rash is a financial advisor at Champion Financial Planning LLC in Anacortes, WA. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 65 license, with five years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Kyabella, PLLC. Champion Financial Planning is an independent, state-registered firm serving individuals, families, and businesses with comprehensive financial planning and optional investment management. The firm emphasizes plan-first engagements and primarily uses passive investment strategies involving low-cost index funds and ETFs.

Paul Murk is the sole advisor at Sequoia Planning & Investments LLC in La Conner, WA, holding the CFP® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 27 years of industry experience and has been with Sequoia Planning and Investments since 1998. Sequoia Planning & Investments provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, and trusts. The firm employs a research-driven, long-term strategic asset allocation approach using primarily low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, with a focus on tax efficiency and client approval before trades.

James Bunker is a financial advisor with Performance Tracking Inc. in Anacortes, WA. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 34 years of experience in the industry. He has worked at Performance Tracking Inc. since 1992 and also has long-standing roles with Acument Securities, Incorporated and 1 St Discount Brokerage, Inc. Performance Tracking Inc. is an independent firm providing investment portfolio creation and management services.

Wayne Best is a financial advisor at Tamalpais Asset Management with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Marin Wealth Advisors, LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, and other firms before joining Tamalpais. He is also the owner of Align Financial Services, which is compensated based on assets under management at Tamalpais. Tamalpais Asset Management is a team-based, SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, endowments, qualified retirement plan sponsors, and business entities. The firm emphasizes passive investing through DFA mutual funds and ETFs within a process informed by modern portfolio theory, while also employing longer-term trading and tailored portfolio management.

Amy Hong is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with Kestra Advisory who has six years of industry experience. She has been affiliated with Kestra Advisory since 2020 and also works with Kestra Investment Services, LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she holds several community and nonprofit positions, including serving on the Economic Development Alliance of Skagit County board and participating in local school district advisory activities. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients. The firm offers a range of services including fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and pooled plan solutions, serving large investors such as sovereign wealth funds and providing access to multiple management platforms.