Karen O'Brien is a CFP® with 24 years of experience in financial advisory services. She has been with trueNorth Wealth Advisors since 2001. trueNorth Wealth Advisors serves individuals, trusts, corporations, and estates by providing integrated financial planning and discretionary investment management. The firm utilizes both passive and active strategies with a focus on strategic asset allocation and offers access to third-party managers and automated institutional investment platforms.

Darren Henke is a CFP® with 37 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at 180 Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2017. Prior to this, he worked at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for 27 years. Outside of his advisory role, he operates a sole proprietorship renting farm fields to a local dairy farmer. 180 Wealth Advisors serves individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities, offering portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and financial planning primarily through a Wrap Comprehensive Portfolio Management program. The firm manages client assets on a fiduciary basis with discretionary authority for most accounts and integrates multiple analytical approaches alongside financial planning.

Albert Barsanti Jr. is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving at Wise Planning, Inc. He has held roles at Mercer Global Advisors Inc., Tapfin/EY, Water Intelligence Australia, and American Leak Detection. Barsanti is based in Seattle, WA, and holds a Series 65 license. Wise Planning, Inc. provides financial advice to individuals, families, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and estates. The firm offers comprehensive personal financial planning and portfolio management with an emphasis on low-cost, broad-market index funds and operates primarily on a non-discretionary basis.

Robert Fairbrook is a financial advisor at Wise Planning, Inc. in Seattle, WA, with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Wise Planning since 2007 and Ernst & Young Investment Advisers LLP since 2009. In addition to his advisory role, he provides educational seminars to employees of Ernst & Young’s corporate clients. Wise Planning, Inc. serves individuals, families, and institutional clients, offering comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management primarily on a non-discretionary basis. The firm emphasizes low-cost, broad-market index investments and operates with a flat fee structure rather than charging based on assets under management.

Richard Severs is a CFP® and CFA® credentialed advisor at Garde Capital, Inc. in Seattle, WA, with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Garde Capital since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as treasurer for a local homeowners association that manages liability protection for a neighborhood park. Garde Capital provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and retirement-plan clients. The firm employs a customized investment approach that integrates modern portfolio theory and behavioral finance, utilizing diversified portfolios primarily composed of low-cost exchange-traded funds alongside select individual securities and alternatives.

Michelle Moyer is a financial advisor at Strong Retirement Solutions with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and four years of industry experience. She has worked at MassMutual Investors Services, Commonwealth Financial Network, and Kitsap Bank. Outside of advising, she is the owner of Adept Wealth Management LLC, a marketing and bookkeeping business, and volunteers at Grace Point Kitsap church. Strong Retirement Solutions serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management and financial planning, focusing on retirement, estate planning, and investment product recommendations. The firm customizes investment strategies based on client objectives and manages assets primarily on a discretionary basis, utilizing a range of approaches including sub-advisors while maintaining supervisory responsibility.

Myra Reinhardt is a Series 65-credentialed financial advisor with Elliott Cove Capital Management in Seattle, WA, where she has worked since 2005. She has 21 years of industry experience and also has a longstanding affiliation with Coastal Bank since 2004. Reinhardt serves on the board of the Stanwood Camano Food Bank, a community organization in Stanwood, WA. Elliott Cove Capital Management provides fee-based portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients as well as pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and government entities. The firm employs an asset-allocation approach based on efficient-market theory, managing portfolios primarily with Dimensional Fund Advisors mutual funds and ETFs, and offers fiduciary services under ERISA guidelines.

Jeffrey Fortner is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license, with eight years of industry experience. He currently works at Geometric Wealth Advisors, LLC as part of a 10-advisor team and previously spent 13 years at Bain & Company and eight years at Gould Asset Management LLC. Geometric Wealth Advisors provides personalized wealth management services to individuals, families, and trusts, combining discretionary investment management with financial planning and tax-related support. The firm emphasizes a long-term, broadly diversified investment approach using primarily “passive, but not-indexed” mutual funds and ETFs, and maintains a national footprint with ten offices.

Richard Buchan is a CFP® professional with 36 years of industry experience. He has worked at 180 Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2017 and previously spent 27 years at Merrill. 180 Wealth Advisors serves individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities, providing portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and financial planning primarily through a Wrap Comprehensive Portfolio Management program. The firm manages client assets on a fiduciary basis with discretionary authority for most accounts and integrates multiple analytical approaches alongside routine financial planning.

Marc Girardot is a CFP® with seven years of experience in financial advising. He is currently associated with CS Planning Corp and its dba Vertical Ascent Wealth Management. His prior experience includes roles at Veintek, LLC and Chastain Wealth Management, LLC. Outside of advisory work, he is involved with Veintek, LLC, a medical device company developing technologies for licensing. CS Planning Corp provides investment supervisory, portfolio management, consulting, and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a multi-advisor model and constructs diversified portfolios tailored to clients’ risk tolerances, managing accounts often on a discretionary basis.

Andrew Finnigan is a financial advisor at Fortitude Advisory Group L.L.C. with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at several firms, including Quint Capital Corporation, Sound Wealth Partners, and Kitsap Bank. Outside of finance, he is a managing member and co-owner of Old Loyal Films, LLC, an independent film production company, and owns Blue Mouse Theatre, a movie theater in Tacoma, WA. Fortitude Advisory Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individuals, retirement trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and some businesses. The firm operates through a team of advisors offering portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party money managers across multiple offices and affiliated entities.

Ka Law is a financial advisor with WaFd Wealth, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and 21 years of industry experience. Prior to joining WaFd Wealth in 2025, Ka Law worked for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for 20 years. WaFd Wealth, Inc. serves individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, managing over $348 million in client assets across 274 relationships. The firm offers a range of services including financial planning, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting, employing a variety of analytical approaches and investment strategies tailored to client objectives.

Brooke Trinh is a financial advisor at trueNorth Wealth Advisors in Seattle, WA, holding a Series 65 designation with 10 years of industry experience. She has been with trueNorth Wealth Advisors since 2013. trueNorth Wealth Advisors serves individuals, trusts, corporations, and estates by providing integrated financial planning and discretionary investment management across multiple advisory programs. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation and diversified portfolios using both passive and active funds, supported by fundamental analysis and tailored Investment Policy Statements.

Andrew Holte is a financial advisor at Wise Planning, Inc. in Seattle, WA, with 4 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Plexus Scientific Corporation for 14 years before joining Wise Planning in 2021. Wise Planning, Inc. serves individuals, families—including high net worth clients—and corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and estates. The firm emphasizes comprehensive personal financial planning and portfolio management, primarily on a non-discretionary basis, with investment strategies focused on low-cost, broad-market index funds and ETFs.

Kyle O'Connor is a CFP® professional with 12 years of experience, currently serving at Kutscher Benner Barsness & Stevens, Inc. since 2015. He holds the Series 66 designation and is based in Seattle, WA. Kutscher Benner Barsness & Stevens advises individuals, families, and trustees, providing integrated financial planning and portfolio management. The firm emphasizes a disciplined planning process with routine written reports and operates primarily on a non-discretionary basis, seeking client approval before implementing portfolio changes.

Ryan Dusenberry is a financial advisor at American Northwest Advisory Services L.L.C. with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with American Northwest in various roles since 2018, including prior experience at AXA Advisors LLC and the University of Washington. American Northwest Advisory Services, L.L.C. provides fee-only investment management and financial planning to individuals, retirement plans, small businesses, charitable organizations, and estates. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation and pension consulting, managing a large concentration of assets in pension relationships while employing a range of analysis methods and discretionary trading authority.

Ralph Chiocco Jr. is a financial advisor with Elliott Cove Capital Management in Seattle, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and over 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Elliott Cove Capital Management since 2003. Elliott Cove Capital Management provides fee-based portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and government clients. The firm employs a disciplined asset-allocation approach using index-style, allocation-based model portfolios primarily composed of Dimensional Fund Advisors mutual funds and ETFs, with quarterly account reviews and fiduciary services for employer retirement plans.

Kye Abraham is a financial advisor with Abraham & Co., Inc. in Gig Harbor, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 45 years of industry experience. He has served as President and Chairman of LKA Gold Incorporated, a publicly traded gold mining and exploration company, since 1988. Abraham has also been involved with Abraham Securities Corporation and Caldera Partners Limited Partnership since the early 1980s. Abraham & Co., Inc. provides discretionary private asset management and advisory services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses client-specific investment profiles and a combination of charting, fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to construct diversified portfolios, while sponsoring a wrap-fee program and operating an affiliated broker-dealer.

Kory Lackey is a financial advisor at Cloud Capital Management with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at several firms, including Columbia Pacific Wealth Management and Kibble & Prentice Holding Company. Cloud Capital Management serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, providing discretionary investment management as well as standalone financial consulting and due-diligence services. The firm uses a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis, modern portfolio theory, and model-based trading to manage portfolios and advises on private placements and alternative investments.

Aidan Tinnon is a financial advisor at WaFd Wealth, Inc. in Seattle, WA, holding a Series 65 credential with one year of industry experience. His prior work experience includes roles at WaFd Bank, Andonian Rugs, Inc., Office Depot, TA Petro, Northwest University, and Limitless Spokane Church. WaFd Wealth, Inc. serves individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, managing over $348 million in client assets. The firm provides financial planning, wealth management, and investment consulting with portfolios tailored to client objectives using a range of investment strategies and ongoing account monitoring.