Carlos Obando is a financial advisor with Mercer Island Capital Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Mercer Island Capital Management since 2014. Outside of advisory work, Obando is an adjunct professor at Seattle University and serves as CEO of an education technology company, 34PI.COM Corporation. Mercer Island Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and educational seminars for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and nonprofit entities. The firm employs asset allocation, Modern Portfolio Theory, and both fundamental and quantitative stock-selection methods, supplementing strategies with outside money managers and using derivatives and margin in certain client accounts.

Robert Davidson Jr. is a financial advisor at FinSym Partners, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 designation and has been with the firm since 2009. FinSym Partners is an independent, SEC-registered wealth management firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, and select employer retirement plans. The firm employs a research-driven, predominantly passive investment approach with systematic tilts and fundamental analysis, offering comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management.

Chris Wheeler is a financial advisor at Intirety, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at GWN Securities Inc. from 2014 to 2020. In addition to his advisory role, Wheeler is involved in the sale of fixed annuities and life insurance. Intirety, LLC, operating as Opal Wealth Management and Scenic Financial, provides investment management and financial planning services primarily to individual clients. The firm employs a variety of analytical approaches to portfolio construction and regularly reviews accounts to align with client objectives, managing approximately $73.6 million across several hundred households.

Scott Brueske is a CFP® professional with 42 years of industry experience, currently serving at B3 Wealth Strategies in Bellevue, WA. His career includes long tenures at Waddell & Reed and LPL Financial, as well as operating Brueske Advisory Services since 2005. He maintains limited services through Brueske Advisory Services during a transition of assets to LPL Financial. B3 Wealth Strategies provides discretionary asset management and investment advice to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $35.8 million in discretionary assets and employs a strategic asset allocation approach using LPL Financial’s Strategic Wealth Management platform.

James Furrow is a CFP® with 39 years of industry experience, currently serving at Senior Financial Advisors, Inc. in Bellevue, WA. His career includes long-standing roles at Senior Financial Advisors, Inc. and Cetera Wealth Services, LLC. Senior Financial Advisors, Inc. provides written financial planning and retirement plan participant advisory services to individuals and institutional clients, focusing on detailed, non-discretionary recommendations and primarily billing on an hourly basis.

Garrett Dastrup is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Opportunus Wealth Management, LLC. His prior work includes roles at Principal Securities, INC and Waterfront Financial Management LLC. In addition to his advisory work, he gathers pricing data for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics related to the Consumer Price Index. Opportunus Wealth Management provides personalized financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, professionals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes fiduciary responsibility, diversified model portfolios often utilizing low-cost ETFs, and offers both standard and performance-based fee arrangements.

Gary Gould is a financial advisor with Gould Capital, LLC in Tacoma, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 20 years of industry experience. He worked at Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC for eight years before joining Gould Capital in 2019, where he continues to serve clients. Gould Capital advises individuals, institutions, and trusts, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs proprietary strategies combining value-based fundamental analysis and Game Theory, and provides ERISA 3(38) discretionary services for employer-sponsored retirement plans.

Feifei Li is a financial advisor at Kavout Algo Financial LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. She previously worked at Research Affiliates LLC for 17 years and remains a passive shareholder there. Kavout Algo Financial provides continuous, primarily non-discretionary asset management services to individual and high-net-worth clients, combining quantitative and traditional investment methods with a value-oriented approach.

Lesa Sroufe is a CFA® charterholder with 22 years of industry experience. She is the principal of Lesa Sroufe & Company, Inc., a Seattle-based firm she has led since 2004. Lesa holds a Series 63 license and manages a small team of three advisors. Lesa Sroufe & Company, Inc. provides portfolio management and investment research to individuals, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable institutions, foundations, and trusts. The firm employs a research-driven, value-oriented investment approach with focused portfolios typically diversified across 25–35 stocks and may hold up to 50% cash at management discretion. It also acts as a sub-adviser and wrap program sponsor, offering trading, accounting, and performance reporting services in addition to direct portfolio management.

Louise Alexander is a CFP® with one year of experience, currently advising at Gates Pass Advisors, LLC. Her prior roles include positions at Merrill, Newground Social Investment, and O'Meara Financial Group. Outside of her advisory work, she co-manages a small residential property with her husband and serves as a co-trustee for family trusts. Gates Pass Advisors provides comprehensive financial planning and wealth management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, emphasizing financial-planning-driven asset allocation and tax-aware management. The firm utilizes third-party independent managers through a turn-key platform and typically manages discretionary portfolios based on client objectives.

Ruchi Sengar is a financial advisor at Better Financial Services, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Better Financial Services, she spent six years at Life Point Law, PS. Better Financial Services provides investment management and financial consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $110.8 million in discretionary assets and offers services including portfolio construction, retirement planning, and estate and trust planning, using both quantitative and qualitative analysis alongside modern portfolio theory and charting techniques.

Spencer Brueske is a CFP® professional with 14 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with B3 Wealth Strategies in Bellevue, WA, where he has worked since 2019. His prior experience includes positions at Financial Advocates Investment Management and Waddell & Reed. He also provides limited advisory services through an independent registered investment advisor firm during asset transitions. B3 Wealth Strategies offers discretionary asset management and investment advice to individuals, including high net worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, and business entities. The firm emphasizes customized asset allocation, long-term holdings, and uses LPL Financial’s Strategic Wealth Management platform for custody and execution.

Daniel Ervin is a financial advisor at Ervin Investment Management in Seattle, WA, holding a Series 65 designation with eight years of industry experience. Prior to joining Ervin Investment Management in 2019, he worked at Reis Investment Management, Inc. for one year. Outside of financial advising, he serves as an Instructional Specialist at Highline Public Schools, where he leads professional development and writes curriculum. Ervin Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial advice to individuals, families, trusts, charitable foundations, and small pension funds. The firm employs a long-term, value-oriented investment approach, blending fundamental equity selection with low-cost index ETFs, and manages approximately $270 million for around 98 clients.

Joseph Turley is a CFP® and CFA® with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Breakwater Investment Management since 2009 and has held a role at IDS Life Insurance Company since 2003. Turley occasionally provides telephone consultations as an outside consultant and subject matter expert. Breakwater Investment Management oversees approximately $250.8 million in discretionary assets, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, qualified retirement plans, trusts, businesses, and non-profit organizations. The firm employs model portfolios that emphasize low-cost, primarily passive ETFs, with global diversification and discretionary management tailored to client-specific needs.

Celeste Yu is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Two Firs Financial. Her prior experience includes roles at Morgan Street Financial LLC, Kohtz & Co. LLC, Hd Vest Financial Services, and Starbucks. Outside of financial advising, she is involved with Thirty9 Twenty9 LLC, a real estate rental business. Two Firs Financial serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, business entities, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management along with financial planning and tax-related services. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes asset allocation based on Modern Portfolio Theory and incorporates options strategies such as covered calls to manage risk and generate income.

Jeffrey Ross is a CFP® and holds a Series 63 license with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with The Planner’s Edge LLC since 1998 and has worked as a financial advisor under his own name since 1983. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as the treasurer for the Islandaire HOA. The Planner’s Edge serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households and trusts, providing customized financial planning and discretionary portfolio management through its Serious Money Approach™. The firm emphasizes asset allocation, diversification, and rebalancing, combining fundamental manager due diligence with technical analysis and guiding principles.

Lydja Williams is the principal advisor at Williams 360 Financial Advisory, LLC in Bellevue, WA. She holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of experience in the financial advisory industry. Prior to founding her firm, she worked at Microsoft for six years and at Rendition Software for fourteen years. Williams 360 Financial Advisory, LLC is a fee-only independent firm serving individuals, couples, and families with broad-based financial planning and discretionary investment management. The firm follows Modern Portfolio Theory, emphasizing diversified, low-cost, passively managed index funds and ETFs, and uses a flat-fee pricing model rather than fees based on assets under management.

Kyle Lunde is a financial advisor at SmartHarvest Portfolios with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Eaton Vance Management, Parametric Portfolio Associates, and Catalina Capital Group LLC. SmartHarvest Portfolios provides discretionary sub‑advisory investment management to financial advisors who serve high‑net‑worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm applies modern portfolio theory and quantitative analysis to construct primarily long‑term, customized portfolios using equities, ETFs, mutual funds, and fixed-income instruments.

Andrew Mirkovich is a financial advisor at Portfolio Strategies Inc in Tacoma, WA, with 34 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Portfolio Strategies since 2014. Portfolio Strategies, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals and institutional clients, managing approximately $50.2 million in discretionary assets. The firm uses a variety of model programs that may trade frequently and employ a range of investment vehicles, operating on a discretionary, custodian-neutral basis.

Charles Hamilton is a financial advisor with Senior Financial Advisors, Inc. in Bellevue, WA, holding the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 37 years of industry experience. His prior roles include long-term service at Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Company, Inc. and Cetera Advisor Networks LLC. Senior Financial Advisors, Inc. provides written financial planning and retirement plan participant advisory services to individuals and institutional clients, delivering detailed, non-discretionary recommendations primarily on an hourly billing basis. The firm does not offer discretionary portfolio management and does not custody client assets.