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.

Patrick Conklin is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience, currently with Hohimer Wealth Management, LLC in Seattle, WA. He has worked at Hohimer Wealth Management since 2019 and previously held positions at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance agent connecting individuals with life and long-term care insurance products. Hohimer Wealth Management is an SEC-registered multi-advisor firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pensions, trusts, corporations, and private investment funds. The firm combines multiple investment analysis techniques across active and passive strategies and manages private real estate funds and pooled investment vehicles, including those with performance-based fees.

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.

Nathan Dively is a financial advisor at Colmina, LLC in Seattle, WA, with five years of industry experience and a Series 65 designation. He has been with Colmina since 2021 and has prior experience in the wine industry, including roles at Genoa Cellars and Riley Sexton Vintners, where he maintains a small ownership stake and is involved in various operational activities. Colmina provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business entities, managing approximately $85 million across around 40 clients. The firm offers active, passive, and hybrid investment strategies, employing multiple analytic methods, and delivers tailored advice with options for discretionary authority and flat-fee or hourly financial planning.

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 with eight years of industry experience. He is currently with Geometric Wealth Advisors, LLC and previously worked for thirteen years at Bain & Company. Geometric Wealth Advisors provides personalized wealth management services to individuals, families, and trusts, including high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes long-term, broadly diversified investment strategies and integrates tax and estate planning support within its comprehensive financial planning approach.

Joey Day is a financial advisor at Bear Mountain Capital Inc. in Seattle, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Bear Mountain Capital since 2009. Bear Mountain Capital provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, and select institutional accounts, primarily using a discretionary portfolio management approach. The firm emphasizes long-term, diversified, tax-efficient portfolios grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and also manages private fund-of-funds for accredited investors.

John Flavin is a financial advisor with Aspire Capital Advisors LLC in Seattle, WA, holding CFP® and ChFC® designations and 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Aspire since 2018 and previously spent over 16 years with Synergy Financial Services, Inc. and Synergy Financial Management LLC. Flavin also operates Flavin Financial, Inc., a business he has maintained since 1998, and is licensed in insurance-related activities outside of investment advisory work. 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, fundamental analysis-driven investment approach, utilizing low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, and operates multiple offices managing approximately $1 billion in client assets.

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.

Peter Kulseth is a financial advisor at Bear Mountain Capital Inc. in Seattle, WA, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Bear Mountain Capital, he was associated with Vignoble LLC and has teaching experience at Gonzaga University and Friday Harbor High School. Bear Mountain Capital provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, and select institutional accounts, primarily through discretionary portfolio management and hourly financial planning. The firm also manages private funds, focusing on diversified, tax-efficient portfolios grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory.

Don Morgan Sr. is a financial advisor at Colmina, LLC with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at LPL Financial LLC and Kestra Financial Services, Inc. In addition to his advisory role, he has authored written work since 2023. Colmina, LLC offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $85 million across about 40 clients, employing active, passive, and hybrid investment strategies tailored to client goals, and provides financial planning on flat-fee or hourly bases.

Nancy Dienes is a CFP® with 15 years of experience in financial planning, currently with Arrivity Financial Planning in Seattle, WA. She previously worked at Blue Canoe Financial Planning and other related firms. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as the sole trustee of the John and Marilyn Dienes Trust and acts as attorney in fact for property management related to her family. Arrivity Financial Planning offers hourly, fee-only comprehensive financial planning for individuals and families, focusing on cash flow, retirement, tax, estate, education, and risk-management topics. The firm generally favors passively managed, low-cost index funds within globally diversified portfolios and does not serve as a discretionary portfolio manager or take custody of client assets.

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.

Katherine Policani is a financial advisor with Aspire Capital Advisors LLC in Seattle, WA. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with the firm or its dba, AFG Financial, LLC, since 2017. Prior to this, she was involved with Seed Church from 2015 to 2018. Aspire Capital Advisors LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, charities, and retirement plans. The firm takes a primarily long-term, fundamental approach to investing, offering customized portfolios that utilize low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and occasional short-term trading, and serves clients through a multi-team structure.

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.

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.

Luke Collova is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at Bear Mountain Capital Inc. in Seattle, WA. He has been with Bear Mountain Capital Management, Inc. since 2013. Bear Mountain Capital provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, and select institutional accounts, primarily through discretionary portfolio management and separate hourly financial planning engagements. The firm employs a long-term investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, focusing on diversified, tax-efficient portfolios with index ETFs, mutual funds, equities, and fixed-income securities.