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.

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.

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.

Holli Howatson is a financial advisor at Woodland Wealth Advisors with 18 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Horizon Asset Management, LLC. Howatson’s career includes periods of retirement and a brief tenure at The Olympia Yacht Club. Woodland Wealth Advisors provides discretionary, individually tailored portfolio management primarily for individual clients, focusing on a long-term equity and ETF core combined with options strategies such as covered calls and cash-secured puts. The firm manages a small, concentrated client base with about $7.5 million in discretionary assets and emphasizes individualized oversight through quarterly portfolio reviews and the use of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis.

Frank Gallo is a CFP® professional with 34 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Investors Portfolio Services LLC. His career includes roles at Fortune Financial Services, United Planners Financial Services, and NATIONAL PLANNING CORPORATION. Outside of advisory services, he serves as a trustee for the Joan M Gallo Trust and works as a tax preparer. Investors Portfolio Services LLC provides asset management, fiduciary services, financial planning, and tax preparation to individuals, trusts, charities, and retirement plans. The firm tailors portfolios to client goals, employs model portfolios and sub-advisors as needed, and offers public educational seminars along with in-house tax return preparation.

Thomas Bowman is a CFP® and CFA® with 10 years of experience in financial advisory. He is currently with Investors Portfolio Services LLC and has previously worked at Fortune Financial Services, Inc. and United Planners Financial Services. Bowman serves as treasurer on the Kiwanis Club of Puyallup Foundation Board. Investors Portfolio Services LLC provides asset management, fiduciary services, financial planning, and tax preparation to individual clients, trusts, charities, and retirement plans. The firm tailors portfolios to client goals, employs various investment strategies, and offers educational seminars along with in-house tax return preparation.

Benny Heeb is a financial advisor at Stock Management LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Stock Management LLC since 1984. Stock Management LLC provides discretionary investment supervisory services and portfolio management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations, managing approximately $128 million in discretionary assets. The firm employs a fundamental analysis approach using Value Line data and manages portfolios with explicit sell rules and a bond-ladder strategy to reduce interest-rate risk.

John Dubinsky is a financial advisor at North Financial Inc in University Place, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with North Financial Inc since 2009. Outside of advising, he is president and owner of North Financial, Inc., which provides accounting and tax preparation services. North Financial Inc serves individual and business clients with discretionary asset management and portfolio management, offering financial planning as a complimentary service. The firm employs fundamental and technical analysis to manage three model portfolios and integrates tax and accounting services alongside its advisory business.

James Howatson is a financial advisor at Woodland Wealth Advisors with a Series 65 designation and no prior industry experience. Before entering the financial field, he served in the United States Coast Guard Reserves for 31 years and worked with the Tacoma Police Department for 32 years. He has been retired since 2017. Woodland Wealth Advisors provides discretionary, individually tailored portfolio management primarily for individual clients, focusing on long-term equity and ETF core holdings combined with options strategies to generate income and seek capital preservation. The firm manages a small, concentrated client base, allowing for more individualized oversight and employs a disciplined investment process with quarterly account reviews.

Noah Fenz is a financial advisor at Investors Portfolio Services LLC with Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Investors Portfolio Services in 2025, he worked at Russell Investments Implementation Services, LLC for three years and held several positions at Concourse Financial Group Advisors and Securities Inc. from 2021. Investors Portfolio Services LLC serves individual clients, trusts, charities, and retirement plans by providing discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, ERISA plan fiduciary services, financial planning, and tax preparation. The firm constructs tailored portfolios, employs model portfolios and sub-advisors when appropriate, and offers public educational seminars and in-house tax return preparation.

Susan Williams is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Stock Management LLC in Centralia, WA. She has 24 years of industry experience and has been with Stock Management LLC since 1997. Stock Management LLC provides discretionary investment supervisory services and portfolio management to a diverse range of clients, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and several institutional clients such as sovereign wealth funds and government entities. The firm employs a fundamental analysis approach grounded in Value Line data and manages portfolios to asset-allocation targets with explicit sell rules and a bond-ladder strategy to mitigate interest-rate risk.

Thomas Morton is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Hawkins Investment Counsel, LLC since 2011 and is the sole owner of Morton Partners, LLC, a property management and non-investment related services firm. At Hawkins, he focuses exclusively on investment-related activities. Hawkins Investment Counsel provides non-discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, families, businesses, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm employs a U.S.-focused, research-driven investment process emphasizing diversification and client approval for all transactions.

Alan Gammel is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving at Horizons Sustainable Financial Services, Inc. since 2020. Prior to this, he worked at First Affirmative Financial Network LLC for ten years. He is also a part-time instructor for insurance pre-licensing at Primerica Financial Services University. Horizons Sustainable Financial Services provides financial planning, investment consultation, and discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, foundations, and businesses. The firm focuses on sustainable, responsible, and impact investing, using a structured intake process and a combination of passive, active, and customized strategies.

Kelly Van Wyhe is a CFP® professional at Bright Road Wealth Management, LLC with three years of industry experience. She has been with Bright Road Wealth Management since 2020. Bright Road Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as participant-directed retirement plans, trusts, and business entities, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm uses fundamental analysis and long-term trading strategies, including options, to manage portfolios aligned with client risk profiles.

Jiajin Wu is a financial advisor at Sun Global LLC holding a Series 65 designation with no prior industry experience. Before joining the firm, Wu worked in various roles including positions at Happy Lamb Hotpot, Starbucks, and Sherwin Williams. Sun Global LLC is a small advisory firm managing approximately $5.57 million for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management and creates Investment Policy Statements, using a combination of analysis methods and a risk-scoring process to categorize clients.

Jeffrey Hussey is a CFA® charterholder with 16 years of industry experience. He is currently with CWC Advisors, LLC and has previously worked at Investors Portfolio Services LLC and Russell Investments Financial Services, LLC. He serves as a committee member for the Desert Aire Homeowners Association, where he reviews investments and oversees outside investment managers and banks. CWC Advisors LLC primarily serves high net worth individuals and offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and advice on held-away assets. The firm employs a contrarian value investment process and manages diversified portfolios including ETFs, mutual funds, and privately placed securities.

Christopher Kimball is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with over 32 years of industry experience. He currently works at Fortitude Advisory Group L.L.C. and has been with Money Concepts Capital Corp since 2011. Outside of finance, he is a musician who has played drums in various bands since 1973 and serves as president of the board of directors for Network Tacoma. He also teaches and coaches at Tacoma Covenant Bible Seminary and produces educational YouTube videos. Fortitude Advisory Group primarily serves individual investors, retirement accounts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charities, and select business clients. The firm provides tailored investment advisory services through a combination of in-house management and outsourced managers, offering a range of strategies including alternative investments and performance-based fee arrangements for qualified clients.

Sheila Snowdon is a financial advisor at Aspire Capital Advisors LLC in Seattle, WA, holding a Series 65 designation with seven years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at AE Wealth Management, LLC and Global Financial Private Capital, LLC. She is also an insurance agent involved in insurance sales and implementation, dedicating approximately 10% of her time to this activity. Aspire Capital Advisors LLC provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, charities, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach based on fundamental analysis, utilizing low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, and manages about $1 billion in client assets across six offices.

Jacob Crause is a financial advisor with Integrity Advisory Solutions and holds a Series 65 credential. He has two years of industry experience and previously served 25 years in the United States Army. Crause is also co-owner of Mission Focused Financial, LLC, an insurance agency offering life, health, annuity, and estate planning products. Integrity Advisory Solutions serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting through a network of advisers, utilizing third-party platforms and sub-advisers to deliver customized investment strategies.