James Skahan is a financial advisor at MaxAdvisor Private Management in Portland, OR, with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Maxadvisor LLC since 2002. MaxAdvisor Private Management provides fee-only, discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes diversification and cost-conscious index funds, using a proprietary fund-ranking system to select investments and manages portfolios with generally low turnover and some exposure to derivative-like risks.

Jonas Ferris is a financial advisor at MaxAdvisor Private Management with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been involved with MaxAdvisor LLC since 2002 and Island Research LLC since 2007. Outside of advisory work, he contributes market commentary through televised appearances as part of Island Research LLC. MaxAdvisor Private Management is a fee-only registered investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, and small businesses. The firm focuses on diversified, long-term investment strategies using mutual funds, ETFs, ETNs, and closed-end funds, with a contrarian investment approach and a preference for low-cost index funds alongside select actively managed funds.