Alvin Wolcott is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at APEX Tax & Financial Planning in Kent, WA. He previously worked at Pacific Portfolio Consulting, LLC and Synergy Asset Management LLC. Alvin is also the owner of a CPA firm, Apex Tax & Financial Solutions, which he manages alongside his advisory work. APEX Tax & Financial Planning provides personalized financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, business owners, and trusts. The firm employs a written Investment Policy Statement, combining active and passive strategies with a tax-aware planning process, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Jimmie Mendoza is a financial advisor at Cornerstone Asset Management, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Cornerstone Asset Management since 2000. Outside of his advisory role, Mendoza is also employed as a benefits specialist. Cornerstone Asset Management provides personalized investment management and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach with a core-and-satellite portfolio structure, focusing on globally diversified investments and individualized client reviews.

Janet Pack is a financial advisor at Advisors Asset Management, Inc. in Tacoma, WA, with 13 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with Federal Retirement Resources and Senior Care Alliance, where she is also the owner and spends a significant portion of her time involved in the sale of insurance products. Advisors Asset Management primarily serves individual and retirement-age clients by providing financial planning and consulting services and referring investment management to third-party money managers. The firm facilitates insurance and annuity products through an affiliated insurance practice and offers client support without directly managing or trading client assets.

Jesse Dungan is a financial advisor with Fangorn Wealth Management in Vashon, WA. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Fangorn Financial Services, he worked at Amazon Corporate LLC for ten years. Outside of his advisory role, he works as a compensated soccer referee. Fangorn Wealth Management provides investment advisory, portfolio management, financial planning, and educational workshops to individuals, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, foundations, and charitable organizations. The firm combines passive core allocations with targeted active strategies and employs Modern Portfolio Theory alongside scenario analysis and stress testing to manage risk, while also offering financial education and planning services.

Troy Sapp is a CFP® professional with 15 years of experience in financial planning and wealth management. He has been with Commencement Financial Planning LLC since 2010 and is based in Lakewood, WA. Commencement Financial Planning LLC provides fee-only comprehensive financial planning and wealth management services primarily to individuals and families. The firm emphasizes a collaborative, consultative process and manages client accounts on a non-discretionary basis, focusing on low-cost passive mutual funds and ETFs, periodic rebalancing, and tax-loss harvesting.

Julie Wurst is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional with 11 years of industry experience. She founded Julie A. Wurst, CFP, LLC in 2017 after working for Seneschal Advisors, LLC from 2014 to 2016. The firm serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as small businesses and trusts, providing investment management, financial planning, and consulting services. It emphasizes a globally diversified, low-cost investment approach focused on index mutual funds and ETFs, with portfolios constructed and monitored according to client risk tolerance.

Jacob Hall is a financial advisor at Pace Wealth Advisors with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including AE Wealth Management and Park Avenue Securities. Outside of advisory work, Hall has ownership and management roles in four recreational cannabis dispensaries. Pace Wealth Advisors provides financial planning and portfolio management primarily for individual clients with investable assets above $500,000. The firm’s investment approach is based on modern portfolio theory and long-term horizons, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income, and incorporates client-specific investment policy statements reviewed periodically.

Gregory Merrill is the sole advisor at Strategic Asset Management in Tacoma, WA, holding a Series 65 designation with 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Strategic Asset Management since 1995. Strategic Asset Management serves individual investors across various account types, offering discretionary portfolio management and investment advice. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to guide investment decisions and incorporates private limited partnerships for accredited clients, along with operational practices aimed at fairness in trade execution.

Robin Naylor is the principal of Sprylen Wealth Management, LLC in Kent, WA, with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at several firms including Sandlapper Wealth Management and Sandlapper Securities. Naylor also operates Naylor Insurance & Financial Services, Inc., where he sells non-variable insurance products. Sprylen Wealth Management serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and small businesses by providing financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and investment advisory services. The firm primarily allocates client assets to third-party money managers and offers ongoing portfolio monitoring, client education, and a range of investment management styles.

Cole Ferrier is the principal and sole advisor at EnoughFP LLC, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 65 license with one year of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at The Boeing Company and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, where he is currently on administrative leave through a deferred resignation program. EnoughFP LLC provides financial planning and discretionary investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and businesses. The firm employs a buy-and-hold passive indexing strategy based on Modern Portfolio Theory and offers services primarily through ongoing financial planning agreements.

Jacy Hixon is the president and chief compliance officer of Crossroads Advisor Network LLC and has 20 years of experience in the financial industry. He is also president and co-owner of Advisor Systems Inc., a technology company serving financial advisers. Prior to his current roles, he has been self-employed as a business consultant since 2015. Crossroads Advisor Network LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting services for pooled vehicles, institutional retirement accounts, businesses, trusts, and individual clients. The firm’s investment approach incorporates technical, cyclical, and fundamental analysis and may include options strategies, margin, and derivatives in separately managed accounts.

Joseph Dostal is the principal of J Dostal Investments and has 23 years of industry experience. He has operated his independent investment advisory firm since 2001. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management and financial advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and small businesses. J Dostal Investments combines fundamental research with technical metrics to select individual securities, focusing on U.S. companies with global operations, durable business models, and histories of returning value to shareholders.

Tyler Linsten is a CFA® charterholder and Series 65 licensed financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Alder Cove Capital, LLC, an independent registered investment adviser based in Tukwila, WA, where he has worked since 2014. Linsten also serves as a board member of Waterfront Federal Credit Union in Seattle and has worked as a longshoreman at the Port of Seattle since 2007. Alder Cove Capital provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and hourly consultations, focusing on minimizing fees, diversification, and long-term strategies with tailored Investment Policy Statements.

Laurence Elvins is the sole advisor at Tacoma Investment Group in Tacoma, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 31 years of industry experience. He has led Tacoma Investment Group since its founding in 1995. Tacoma Investment Group provides discretionary portfolio management for individuals, trusts, retirement accounts, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes fundamental and qualitative analysis, asset allocation, and long-term investment strategies tailored to client-specific considerations, and it uniquely serves both individual and institutional clients as an independent solo advisor.

Kevin Estes, CFP®, MBA is the Founder and Financial Planner of Scaled Finance, LLC. He helps tech professionals and their families live their best lives. His definition of family is broad! Your family is whoever matters most to you. His specialties include equity compensation, financial independence, real estate, and education. Kevin works with a wide age range of clients. Kevin is located near T-Mobile’s Bellevue, WA headquarters. Scaled Finance operates virtually, allowing him to serve clients nationwide.

Roman Brent is an investment advisor at Anacapa, LLC with Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and one year of industry experience. He provides investment-related consultation and research to private foundations and family trusts, and serves on investment committees or boards. Anacapa, LLC serves high-net-worth private clients, private foundations, and family trusts with institutional-sized relationships, offering investment advisory, portfolio management, research, and due-diligence support. The firm employs a research-first approach combining fundamental and quantitative analysis to tailor portfolios across a broad range of instruments according to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Brian Skaggs is a CFP® professional with 23 years of experience in financial planning. He is the owner and sole advisor at Skaggs Financial Planning, LLC, which he has operated since 2002 in Burien, WA. Skaggs Financial Planning, LLC provides fee-only financial planning and portfolio management services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm follows a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach, emphasizing asset allocation and broad diversification using no-load mutual funds and ETFs.

Derek Main is a financial advisor with First Main Capital in Tacoma, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including Vanderbilt Securities, Mass Mutual Investors Services, and TIAA-CREF. Derek is the owner and sole advisor at First Main Capital, managing a small roster of clients including family members. First Main Capital is an independent registered investment adviser that provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management primarily for individual and family clients. The firm emphasizes ETF-based portfolios with an academic, factor-oriented equity approach and diversified fixed-income and alternative allocations intended to reduce volatility.

Richard Hopkins is a financial advisor at Financial LifeMaps in Renton, WA, with 20 years of experience at the firm and a Series 65 designation. He has worked exclusively with Financial LifeMaps since 2006. Financial LifeMaps serves individuals and trustees, typically those with net worths between $500,000 and $2,000,000, providing comprehensive financial planning and investment advice through hourly consulting or fixed-fee multi-year engagements. The firm emphasizes long-term, fundamentals-based investment strategies focusing on asset allocation and low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, while clients retain custody and execute trades independently.

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