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Chase Munoz is a financial advisor with Rainier Capital Investments LLC in Olympia, WA, holding a Series 66 designation and 21 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Key Investment Services and Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. Outside of advisory work, he is a managing member of Puzzle Investors, LLC, a real estate business. Rainier Capital Investments LLC is a single-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals and high net worth clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning, utilizing a variety of investment instruments and model portfolios developed by unaffiliated managers.

Angel Cruz is the sole advisor at Cruz Wealth Management, LLC in Olympia, WA, holding a CFP® designation with over 21 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cruz Registered Investment Advisor, LLC, Mass Mutual Investors Services, Zurc Investments, LLC, Ameriprise, and Third Coast Investments, LLC. Cruz Wealth Management provides personal financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and related entities, including small family businesses. The firm uses a value-oriented, strategic asset allocation approach combined with fundamental and technical analysis to create customized portfolios, offering a range of securities and active trading capabilities typically uncommon among solo independent advisors.

Bret Wilhelm is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience and the sole advisor at Wilhelm Financial Services, PLLC, an independent firm he has led since 2000 in Olympia, WA. Wilhelm Financial Services primarily serves individual clients by providing portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and asset-tracking services tailored to each client’s circumstances. The firm emphasizes nondiscretionary management, using mutual funds, index funds, and occasional individual securities, with a focus on a concentrated number of high-balance accounts.

Colleen Gillespie is a financial advisor at Sawston Wealth Management LLC with 22 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has led Sawston Wealth Management since 2015. Gillespie serves as Chair of the Board of Trustees at Capital Medical Center, is a Pastoral Council Member at St. Michael Parish, and was President-Elect of the Rotary Club of Olympia. Sawston Wealth Management LLC serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and business entities through portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and an algorithm-driven service called SawstonDirect. The firm employs a long-term investment approach combining fundamental, cyclical, and quantitative analysis with modern portfolio theory, managing assets in-house and requiring client custody through Charles Schwab Institutional.

Laurence Poplack is a financial advisor at Cooper Point Advisors LLC with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Cooper Point Advisors since 2004. Cooper Point Advisors LLC is an independent Registered Investment Adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and corporate pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm emphasizes long-term, strategic asset allocation using exchange-traded funds and diversified portfolios of stocks, bonds, and mutual funds, managing accounts primarily on a non-discretionary basis with client approval for trades and changes.

Lantz Berets is a financial advisor with Berets Financial Services LLC in Olympia, WA, holding a Series 65 license and six years of industry experience. Prior to his advisory career, he worked in music and arts-related roles for over 16 years and continues to teach bassoon lessons privately. Berets Financial Services LLC offers fee-only financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, and estates. The firm emphasizes written client goals and portfolio construction using fundamental and technical analysis, with ongoing reviews conducted at least quarterly.