Jeffrey Strode is a financial advisor at Grange Capital, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at several mortgage firms, including Borrowsmart Mortgage, where he continues to work part-time as a licensed mortgage broker helping clients assess real estate loan options and manage the loan approval process. Grange Capital provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a diversified, multi-asset investment approach that incorporates fundamental analysis, strategic asset allocation, and both long-term and shorter-term strategies, supported by traditional research and AI tools.

Christopher Magana is a financial advisor at Pinnacle Wealth Advisors with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at IMS Capital Management for 11 years. Magana is also an adjunct professor at local universities, teaching finance and investment courses outside of trading hours. Pinnacle Wealth Advisors is an independent, SEC-registered, team-based firm offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and qualified retirement plans. The firm builds diversified portfolios tailored to client profiles using a variety of investment vehicles and employs third-party managers, web-based planning tools, and tax-aware strategies.

Michael Hardy is a financial advisor at Phillips and Company Advisors LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Phillips and Company in various capacities since 1999. Outside of his advisory work, Hardy serves as Treasurer on the board of West Linn Youth Football, overseeing budgeting and accounts. Phillips and Company Advisors provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm offers a range of portfolio management options and employs various investment strategies through its investment committee and third-party managers.

Matthew Moss is a financial advisor at First Pacific Financial, Inc. in Vancouver, WA, holding a Series 66 designation with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ameriprise Financial Services, Ridge Athletic Club, and CUNA Mutual Group, as well as experience at Washington State University and Seattle Boat Company. First Pacific Financial serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a quantitative and qualitative investment approach, with portfolio construction guided by tailored investment policy statements and oversight from an Investment Committee.

Tyler Nagel is a financial advisor at Pinnacle Wealth Advisors with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has served as president of Financial Techniques, Inc., a licensed insurance agency, since 2006. Pinnacle Wealth Advisors is an SEC-registered team advisory firm managing approximately $461 million for about 790 clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, using a diversified investment approach that includes individual securities, mutual funds, ETFs, SMAs, alternative investments, and option strategies.

Gary Russell is a financial advisor with Helium Advisors LLC in Vancouver, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and with 21 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Infinity Financial Services for eight years and has been with Helium Advisors for ten years. Outside of his advisory role, Russell is involved in several related business ventures, including management roles in affiliated tax and financial entities. Helium Advisors serves individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and private funds by providing portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and tax preparation support through an affiliated entity. The firm employs multiple analytical methods and utilizes sub-advisors for specialized strategies, while also managing private funds with a focus on real estate asset management.

Kendra Biller is a financial advisor at JGP Wealth Management, LLC in Portland, OR, with 26 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at JGP Wealth Management since 2018, following prior roles at Wells Fargo Clearing Services and Wells Fargo Advisors. In addition to her advisory work, she performs notary public duties for JGP clients. JGP Wealth Management manages approximately $1.2 billion in discretionary assets, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm employs a fiduciary-oriented approach that blends fundamental and technical analysis across multiple investment strategies and asset-allocation categories, with portfolios generally managed on a discretionary basis and supplemented by third-party manager referrals when appropriate.

Patricia Spies is a CFP® professional with eight years of experience in the financial services industry. She is currently with Johnson Bixby, where she has worked since 2017, and has prior experience at Securities America, Inc. and KMS Financial Services, Inc. Johnson Bixby serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, providing discretionary asset management alongside financial planning and consulting. The firm manages approximately $789.5 million in regulatory assets and employs a diverse investment approach that includes various asset allocation strategies, fixed-income management, and ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Meredith Morse is a CFP® professional with five years of experience, currently with First Pacific Financial, Inc. in Vancouver, WA. Prior to her current role, she worked at Kimsa Total Wealth and spent several years with United Way of the Columbia-Willamette. She serves as secretary of the Financial Planning Association of Oregon & SW Washington and is a member of the finance committee for the Southwest Washington Regional Health Alliance. First Pacific Financial serves a diverse client base including individuals, estates, trusts, foundations, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis to construct tailored portfolios and provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management alongside comprehensive financial planning and retirement plan consulting.

Grant Kerger is a financial advisor at Peregrine Asset Advisers, Inc. with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and is based in Portland, OR. Outside of his advisory role, he has been affiliated with Pumpkin Ridge Country Club for 30 years. Peregrine Asset Advisers, Inc. (dba Northline Wealth Management) provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and investment supervisory services to individuals, families, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $575 million and employs a dynamic investment management approach that integrates macroeconomic, fundamental, and technical analysis.

Michael Taylor is a financial advisor with Wealth Teams Alliance in Corbett, OR, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked with Wealth Teams Alliance since 2018 and has concurrent experience with Retirement Plan Consul and Wealth Management, LLC dating back to 2011. In addition to his advisory work, he is a licensed life insurance agent and receives occasional compensation from that activity. Wealth Teams Alliance provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, along with retirement plan services and a wrap fee program. The firm integrates planning, consulting, and implementation referrals, employing technical analysis and a diversified approach that includes internal strategies and sub-advisers.

Andrew Bennison is a financial advisor at JGP Wealth Management, LLC in Portland, OR, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. His background includes roles outside finance, such as work at Indian Creek Golf Course and The Greenbrier Companies. JGP Wealth Management serves individual and institutional clients, including high net worth individuals, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and government entities. The firm employs a multi-strategy investment approach combining fundamental and technical analysis and offers a range of planning and advisory services with a focus that includes municipal debt securities and specialized corporate and tax-related planning.

Harrison Hinz is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at First Pacific Financial, Inc. in Vancouver, WA. Prior to joining First Pacific Financial in 2018, he worked at Wells Fargo from 2012 to 2018. He holds an insurance license in Washington state but does not engage in insurance sales or receive related compensation. First Pacific Financial serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a disciplined investment approach using mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and debt securities, supported by an Investment Committee and strategic asset allocation, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Rian Flad is a financial advisor with SMB Financial Services, Inc. in Portland, OR, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. He has been with SMB Financial Services since 2011 and has worked at James Flad CPA PC since 1996. In addition to his advisory role, he is also licensed as an insurance agent. SMB Financial Services serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate clients by providing discretionary asset management and written financial planning services. The firm builds tailored portfolios aligned with client objectives and risk tolerances and offers rollover guidance with an educational alternative consistent with Department of Labor guidance.

Sarah Quist is a CFP® professional with 20 years of experience in financial advising, currently with Vision Capital Management, Inc. in Portland, OR. She has been with Vision Capital Management since 2005. Outside of her advisory work, she is a photographer for Oregon State University football during the football season. Vision Capital Management provides portfolio management and wealth planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $1.07 billion across 1,700 client relationships. The firm emphasizes active equity and fixed-income strategies, client education, and offers tailored advisory services including proprietary portfolio options.

Kevin Williams is a financial advisor with Synergy Asset Management, LLC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and 19 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Lifetime Financial Inc, Gennaker Capital LLC, and Goldbloom Wealth Management. He is also a licensed real estate broker with Synergy Mergers & Acquisitions, where he engages in commissions-based transactions. Synergy Asset Management, LLC provides personalized wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, business owners, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $1 billion in assets and employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative strategies across various asset classes through custom managed accounts and model portfolios.

Mitchel Ludtke is a financial advisor with Grange Capital, LLC in Beaverton, OR, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having eight years of industry experience. Prior to joining Grange Capital in 2022, he worked at Fidelity Brokerage Services and R/West. Grange Capital provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charities. The firm’s approach combines diversified asset allocation, fundamental analysis, and the use of AI tools, with a focus on both long-term investments and tactical strategies including options and private real estate offerings.

Katelyn Cummings is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Vision Capital Management Inc. She has been with Vision Capital Management since 2016. Vision Capital Management, Inc. is an employee-owned, SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.228 billion in discretionary assets for around 1,755 clients. The firm employs a team-driven approach to build risk-based, globally diversified portfolios using its proprietary Global Dynamic Strategy and provides wealth-planning services alongside automated ETF portfolio options.

Toby Wolfe is a Series 65 licensed advisor at Wealth Advisors NW with three years of industry experience. He has been with Wealth Advisors Northwest LLC since 2021 and has managed an online garden center business since 2007. Outside of his financial advisory role, he also works as a hockey referee. Wealth Advisors NW provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, corporate entities, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, real-estate investment analysis, and 1031 Exchange consulting. The firm customizes advice based on client objectives and risk tolerance and is notable for its multiple offices, affiliation with a certified public accounting firm, and specialized educational seminars and real-estate analysis tools.

Robert Warmkessel Jr. is a financial advisor with Grange Capital, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Grange Capital since 2016 and previously spent nine years at Sound Investment Management, Inc. Grange Capital provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a diversified, multi-asset approach emphasizing fundamental analysis and strategic asset allocation, incorporating both long-term holdings and tactical trading strategies.