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Chris Ramsby is the principal of Cascara Financial Planning LLC in Lake Oswego, OR. He holds a Series 65 designation and has experience working at Para Wealth Advisors and Elite Sales & Marketing prior to founding Cascara Financial Planning in 2025. Cascara Financial Planning advises individuals and high-net-worth clients with wealth management and financial planning services that include retirement, tax, estate, business, cash-flow, and college savings planning. The firm’s investment approach is based on modern portfolio theory, combining passive and active strategies with options for socially conscious investing.

Todd Caudle is a financial advisor at Executive Investment Services, LLC with 36 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Executive Investment Services since 2009, as well as at Independent Financial Group during overlapping periods. Caudle is an officer and principal of Medical Professionals Financial Group, a marketing entity within the investment channel. Executive Investment Services provides asset management and financial planning to individual clients, including high-net-worth households, and consulting for small- and medium-sized businesses. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management with strategic and tactical asset allocation, and integrates investment management with insurance and executive-benefit services.

Jeremy Watson is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Watson Financial, LLC since 2020 and previously at Tony H. Davidson Comprehensive Financial Management, LLC from 2017 to 2020. Prior to his financial career, he was affiliated with St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church for seven years. Davidson & Watson Financial provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis, managing portfolios with a variety of securities and reviewing accounts at least quarterly.

Tyler Hilligoss is a financial advisor at Scout Asset Management with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at firms including Arbor Point Advisors, Securities America, Inc., and Signator Investors, Inc. Hilligoss also maintains a licensed insurance agent role, dedicating part of his time to insurance sales. Scout Asset Management provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting services to individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs both fundamental and quantitative analysis with an investment approach that emphasizes long-term positions and options strategies, offering tailored management aligned with clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

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Aaron Nielsen is a financial advisor at Shared Prosperity Group with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America, Fisher Investments, Mariner Wealth Advisors, and H.D. Vest Financial Services. Shared Prosperity Group offers discretionary portfolio management and financial education primarily to individual clients, with services grounded in fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory. The firm emphasizes a long-term trading approach across diverse asset classes and incorporates a formal charitable giving framework allocating at least 10% of gross monthly revenue to U.S. nonprofits.